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| The Pink Chemung |
My grandmother had a special love for the Chemung River and painted its sinuous curves many times.
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| Tozer's Barn |
She painted this barn in Plein Air style, on location. I have a photo of her at work.
She painted local mansions now demolished.
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| Robert Packer Mansion |
Robert Asa Packer was instrumental in the early development of Sayre, PA. As president of the Northern Division of the Lehigh Railroad, be built this impressive mansion in Sayre. It was later occupied by the Robert Packer Hospital.
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| Sidney Hayden homestead Sayre, PA |
Another founder of Sayre, was Sidney Hayden who came from Connecticut. When he arrived, Sayre was an undeveloped wilderness. Discovering fine red clay in the area, he set about starting a brickyard, making and selling brick. Later, he became a builder and contractor. The pits where he dug for clay became ponds which he beautified by planting water lilies. He built this impressive home in 1840. In 1885 he was named Postmaster, and his home served as the Post Office. The house was razed in 1965 to provide a site for the St. John's Lutheran church. Katie Replogle provided me with an image of this painting which is in the collection of the Tioga Point Museum in Athens.
This painting of the Towner home on Towner Hill is also in the collection of the Tioga Point Museum. Thanks again to Katie Replogle.
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| My grandmother's notes about the Towner family, whose house she painted. |
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| Purple Cow |
I believe this to be a scene from East Athens, where my grandmother lived. Below some local winter scenes.
And one more of these small impressionistic paintings of the area.
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