The "The Remarkable Work Of Martha Lintner Wendel" Story

It was an ordinary day.  Trying to keep myself busy so as not to become too bored with having to stay inside during these trying times.  Opened a few of my favorite Facebook pages and came across a story about one Lancastrian, Martha Lintner Wendel.  Seems that Martha was an accomplished artist who specialized in oil painting.  What made her work so impressive is that she didn't take up her hobby of oil painting until she was in her late 50s.  Reminded me of my mother who took up watercolors in her early 70s and had the same painting technique and style as Grandmother Moses.  I have written about my mother a few times on this blog and if you type in "Watercolors by Grandma Woods" in the little white box in the upper left corner, and hit "Enter" you can view some of her work.  As for Mrs. Wendel, her grandson, David G. Kirchner has attempted to locate many of his grandmother's paintings.  He has asked the owners to take a photo of them and send the photo to him so he can add it to his growing collection of his grandmother's work.  Martha Lintner Wendel was born on April 16, 1894 and died on July 20, 1970.  As stated in her grandson's story about her, she was the 8th great grand-daughter of Hans Herr, father of the first settler of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  The 1719 Hans Herr House was built by Christian and Anna Herr and is the oldest surviving house in Lancaster County.  It is the oldest original Mennonite meeting house still standing in the Western Hemisphere.  I have also made quite a few visits to the the Hans Herr House which is located off of Beaver Valley Pike (Rt. 222 South) to the South of Lancaster.  Martha decided to take up painting in the late 1950s with the ambition of painting an oil for each of her children and grandchildren who were alive at the time.  She easily reached her goal and now has paintings around the world; from California to Pennsylvania to Egypt.  Her grandson, David, has given directions in his Facebook posting telling people, whom might have one of his grandmother's paintings, how to take a photograph of their Martha Lintner Wendel painting so they can send it to him.  The directions have yielded quite a few beautiful paintings that adorn his site.  I viewed all the paintings that he has posted and wrote to David to see if he would mind if I shared my favorites with you.  He quickly responded and told me to feel free to use and information and photos from his grandmother in this story today.  Please examine the following paintings that were oil paintings of Martha Lintner Wendel, renounced oil artist.  It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.  PS - Click on images to enlarge them.