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Note: This was painted by our PO and is for sale here. I wonder if she used the large maple tree in the back yard as inspiration?

This light and airy impressionsistic landscape is framed and linen lined. It is oil on canvas and measures 14" X 18". It dates from about 1985. It is in excellent condition.

The painting has labels on the back indicating it was an entry in the 1986 American Art Professional League Show at Lever House (NYC), the 1986 Salmagundi Club's Oils and Watercolors Show (NYC) and the Indiana State Fair Professional Arts Division Exhibit

Florence Hutchinson Lonsford (1914-2001) was born in Lebanon, Indiana but spent most of her adult life in New York City. (She did maintain a studio in Indiana until the end of her life). She was a painter, sculptor, printmaker and lithographer.

She is listed in Davenports, Who's Who in American Artists and Directory of American Portrait Artists. She was also a member of NYC's prestigious art society the Salmagundi Club, National Artist League, as well as the American Art Professional League and National Academy of Fine Arts. She studied at the Art Student League under John Howard Sanden.

Her prizes include: Finalist in Deuaville and Cannes, France and Prix d' Honneur at the Exposition Intercontentale, Monaco.

She exhibited widely in galleries in Indiana, Michigan, and in New York City at Marcoleo and Artists Space. Also, her work is in the Coast Guard Artists Galleries in Indiana.
history Hutchinson
 
This size is great for kids but a little snug for an adult. To make the swing bigger, even a two seat-er, just be sure to brace it well and to check the maximum load capacity for all parts.
Hardware: Braided nylon rope 3/8", enough to reach from limb to ground twice plus 10' (I purchased brown, designed for hunting, but plain white or yellow would be cheaper); about 10' of twine; (2) lag screw eye bolts about 4.5" in length; (2) 5/16" quick link connectors or "S" links (these will allow for easy removal and installation each winter); wood screws, 1.5" long, I used leftover decking screws designed for use with cedar.
Wood: redwood or cedar are great outdoor choices. I used a scrap piece of cedar leftover from the fence project about 17" long, 1" thick and 8" wide. I also ripped a second piece into two 4" wide strips about 6" long.
Rope: $14 Hardware: $7 Happy kids: Priceless
First cut the braces as described above. Use a han… 
We decorated the Christmas tree tonight and I had to contrive a way to attach the topper. Amy picked up several copper stars from somewhere in a variety of sizes. The medium was about right for the tree topper but presented a couple problems. It was too heavy, bending the top over and the opening wasn't quite wide enough to stuff the tree into.
The solution? Stuff some left over copper wire into the star and wrap the tail end around a pipe shaping it into a spring. Then just slide the spring over the tree top and adjust until it sits nicely.
So now the tree is mostly finished. Clumps of ornaments congregate along the lower branches while the higher altitudes remain less populated; the results of decorating from a five year old's perspective, but the overall effect is pleasant. And we all had fun together. 
In everything give thanks to the Lord. 1 Thes 5:18