Decorative Gouache Fireside Studios "Practice Board" Floral Painting, 1935 Beverly MA history streamlined form

streamlined form

and with the effect of a deep inhale

Some dryness and a little cracking to the surface of the wood as pictured

Executed on sturdy cardstock/board

While wonderfully worn

Decorative Gouache Fireside Studios "Practice Board" Floral Painting, 1935 Beverly MA history streamlined formI bought a bunch of these together, my favorites of which I am listing individually, then I'll list another handful together, your choice, at a common price. A little digging reveals that "Fireside Studios" the maker of these "practice boards was a division of Fireside Industries, Adrian, Michigan, which sold and promoted all manner of decorative projects targeted to women at home. With these practice boards, one was to complete decorative painting