**THIS MUG HAS A WHITE BACKGROUND, NOT BLUE. The photos make it look blue, but it is white. Dean Crouser's iconic and successful collection of watercolor wonders, which includes the Dragonfly Mug, are highly collectible, beautiful pieces of functional art. Dean Crouser was born and raised in Oregon, where summers were spent camping and fishing on the foothills of Mt. Hood, the Columbia River Gorge and the Central Oregon High Lakes. This adventuresome childhood fostered a love of fishing, camping and the great outdoors that can be found in the expressions of Dean's art. When it comes to painting, Dean strives to say the most with the least, keeping his work fast and spontaneous. His goal is to capture the beauty and simplicity of a scene that every one can relate to. This stonewear mug by artist, Dean Crouser, is in excellent pre-owned condition. No chips, cracks, breaks, flea bites, crazing, loss of finish.