Marwin's Rocker II

30" x 30" oil on canvas

Yardley (Sold)

30" x 40" oil on canvas

This chair was passed down from my mom's side of the family. On the back hangs my mom's favorite needlepoint that her mom, Alice, made for her. My dad re-caned the seat and the small book on top of the pile is a set of scriptures that belonged to his father. The other two books are full of Yardley family genealogy, which is from my mom's side of the family. It is likely that the chair comes from the Yardley family as well.

Dorothy's chair

48" x 48" oil on canvas

This is the companion piece to "Benjamin in Blue". This chair belonged to Dorothy, claiming her spot at the dining room table. Then it belonged to her daughter, Alice, before moving to my mom's house. This painting is also in honor of my mom, with one of her wedding presents displayed on the trunk, and the chair that reminds me of the great woman that she is and the great women she came from.

Useful (Sold)

14" x 28" oil on canvas

This sturdy little stool was made by my husband's great grandfather. It used to be a tall stool, but was shortened when we inherited it, all dusty and with only 3 legs intact, from John's parent's garage. It had been painted several times and we never tried to improve it. We thought it had a lot of character just how it was. It is still very useful.

My husband's great-grandfather used to make furniture from anything he could find out in the scrap pile. He also enjoyed carving wooden spoons. He was very talented.

Red Rocker

24" x 32" oil on canvas

This white rocker (in red) sports a seat caned by my dad, a skill he learned after his retirement.

Benjamin in Blue

24" x 36" oil on canvas

My great grandfather Benjamin V. Marsh, sat in this chair at every meal.  This chair was for him, and there was another one that my great grandmother liked to sit in.  When these chairs went to live with my parents, my father sat in this one and my mother sat in the other.  His and hers.  I'll have to paint hers.

Blue Ogden

24" x 36" oil on canvas

This little chair came from Ogden, Utah, and is one of the chairs made by my ancestor who settled there.  It came into my dad's possession with three others.  One is the youth chair that I love to paint, the other I haven't painted yet, and the last one is represented in the Chair Memorial painting.