Family Art

   I have many objects in my house that our pieces of history from my family.  I recently framed some watercolors and displayed them in my family room.  I've had them for some time. One was painted by my Father-In-Law and the other three where painted by my Grandmother.

This is a landscape my Father-In-Law painted.  I asked if I could have it last time we were visiting.  My daughter has had it pinned on her bulletin board.  I framed it and placed it on my desk in the family room. 
I love the colors.

The next three were painted by my Grandmother.  This one is of a fountain.  She lived in Columbia, New York, California, Japan, Illinois, and Hawaii so I don't know when or where this picture was painted?

     This one says "Amalfi Coast" on the back of it. 

I don't know if she traveled to Italy or she painted it from a picture?

This one is dated 1933.  She was born in 1916 she would have been 17 years old when she painted it. 

I always tell my kids to sign and date their art work.
You never know who might cherish your creations later?

 

       I placed my Grandmother's painting over this little chair that belonged to her.  It used to be in the waiting room of my Great, Great Grandfather's office.  He was a doctor.  It later occupied one of the bedrooms in my Great Grandmother's house.  The room had a sloped roof so the legs were cut off to compensate for the lack of head room.

Here they are together.

I have been playing with the fireplace mantle display.  I've never had a mantle before so decorating one is new to me.

These pictures hang next to one of my paintings I did over the fireplace.

Do you have family art displayed in your home?

Thanks for checking in.