Mary's Soulful Kittens, Naive Graphite/Charcoal Drawing, Framed as Found brass plumb bob This old carved crocodile appears

This old carved crocodile appears to me to have been carefully crayoned green

and his arms and legs remain well attached

I believe this harpoon dart would have been used for whaling

such that one just feels the presence of that life on every page--and this one is a case in point

Mary's Soulful Kittens, Naive Graphite/Charcoal Drawing, Framed as Found brass plumb bob This old carved crocodile appearsHowever ever to resist this fluffy pair? Distinctly different faces on each, but each feeling like the very essence of kitten hood. Signed at lower right but partially concealed by the frame Mary someone! Sold in the frame I found them in, where they've lived for quite a while; I might honor them with a larger and more distinctive frame, maybe stained black, but they're charmers in any context. 9" x 7" framed, under glass, as found. C. 1940s or so I