Oh, thank you Ida, You're so kind...I have three of my Dads paintings. He also did one of our house...we have about fifteen of his Dad's paintings.

For some reason this one painted in the early 1940's is my favorite

frame and all...I call it the cottage. The other two paintings he painted

in the late 1970's. He painted several large paintings for me that

we have in our bedroom.

The cottage

I think they're charming! But then I'm an old lady!

I love them! (Though I'm not sure when I become an old lady. I'm in my early 40's.)

My dad took up painting/art lessons in his 50's and his are similar in style to the ones you posted. I have a few and it finally dawned on me that while I like the paintings I don't care for the frames......I just haven't gotten around to having them redone. They look nice in your office.

I really love his work. That's exactly the sort of thing I would buy and treasure myself.

I'm the same as IdaClaire, I love his work! I always look at garage sales and flea markets, hoping someone is trying to get rid of an old painting, which I prefer far more than prints or copies of paintings. The fact that the artists are your Dad and FIL makes them even more special!

You are so lucky to have fathers who painted. I like the paintings even more with the stories that go with them. I have a couple of paintings that my mother did as a child, when she was around 9-11 years old. I would never have guessed that they were done by a child, but then my brother started painting when he was seven. He used to be very prolific with his paintings, but lately not so much, even though we have a room dedicated as an art studio. He did a lot of abstract paintings in college during a period of angst which he later destroyed, and I was very mad at him for that. I used to have one of those paintings in my house in Austin, but it was on loan from him, and he destroyed it after he got it back. I've known other artists who have destroyed works that I wished that had just given to me instead, including a portrait of me with my face inside a lotus blossom. The artist was going through a Vedic phase, and when that ended, he destroyed all painting with that reference :(.

Anyway, I say this to help you appreciate that these paintings have survived and that you are able to enjoy them. I do especially like scenes with water and have had a bit of trouble painting them myself. The cottage also has a romantic feel, and just gives me a good feeling when I look at it. You are very lucky to have these.

Thank you guys for commenting and sharing your stories...Lars

it's wonderful that you have your Moms paintings.

there is a story behind these two paintings...

actually there is a story behind all our paintings... :)

These two my father-in-law did for me in the early 70's..

i am particularly fond of the house on the lake one.

They are on the same wall as The Cottage.