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By Gary Sams
Dayton Chronicle Jr. Reporter 

Dayton shows off its historic homes and artistry

 

October 10, 2019

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The Broughton Home was built in 1885 for Morgan A. Baker, local attorney and a real estate man. He sold it to Mr. C. J. Broughton in September 1890.

DAYTON–The art show at Wenaha Gallery during the Tour of Homes this last weekend, an encounter with artist Paul Henderson, exposed some facts of his pursuit of painting with life and detail. He said he got into painting because "when he was a kid, he drew all the time, when he was drawing a castle window had to have something in it and every brick in it." He didn't use paint as a primary medium until age 24. Then he had a venture into appstrats, to break the habit of having bad details.

In later years, his work became more detailed, which were strictly on wildlife and he "just loves painting." In his 47–year painting career, he used to sell wildlife paintings five-hundred dollars apiece to Hawaii and California until about 2003. As he aged and retired, he sold his business to pursued different ideas.

In 2010 he decided to paint anything he wanted to just experiment and have fun. Now he does somewhat detail and extra somewhat alternative things (perhaps abstract?). He enjoys landscape painting doing he would call it detailed personalism–art that transcends egocentricity; more wholistic.


Henderson is from Yakima Wash., but was born in Tacoma Wash. His brother is Steve Henderson who he shares ideas with, but has never a show. He has been in 30 shows and featured in 10 or 11 galleries.

The longest piece he painted measured 28 inches by 42 inches called Misty Mayan Morning and it took 525 hours. His favorite artist is Howard Terpning, famous for his depictions of Native American life. He likes painting landscaping because it's natural. It's easy to draw out barns, buildings because it's harder for him to draw a portrait of a person.


Alison Oman, another artist featued at the Wenaha Gallery, is from London, England and has been in the United State 44 year. Her newest (20-years) medium is beads. She got into beadwork because she used to be a weaver on the big floor loom. Then she also took a workshop on how to add beads to the work she was doing and once she started "buying beads, it was the end of the world," she said. She exhibits her work in about a dozen galleries and shows throughout the Northwest.

Heppner, Ore. Western and Wildlife artist Sandra Haynes, has been painting for 35 years, starting her career at age 3. She explained that she uses paint as her medium because it's something that she has done. She has only displayed her work at art shows, about 12 a year. Her work was also featured at the Wenaha Gallery during the Tour of Homes event in Dayton over the weekend.

0n the historic home tours, the Nilsson House is the newest house on the tour. Owner Jonathon Fletcher purchased the1885 house in July 2018. He bought the house because he felt like it was a property to be rescued. The former Lake Chelan Wash. resident said "he loves the house and it has a lot of personally. "I'm doing my part to preserve Dayton heritage history," said Fletcher.

The Cahill House is owned by Kathy and Michel Ellsworth. The house was built around 1910 and they bought the house in 2012. One of the five Cahill sons of pioneer Alph Cahill who lived in the house until 1914, he moved to Dayton in 1878.

The Boldman House Museum is owned by the Dayton Historical Depot after one of the daughters of Steven Boldman, Gladys Boldman, died in 1999. The original house was built around 1880 as a three-room structure by 1909 the second story was added and the back extension in Queen Ann Victorian style. In 1912 Stephen A. Boldman, his wife and four daughters, moved in the house so his youngest could attend school in town.

The McGee House is owned by Judi and Bob Robertus. The house was built in 1913. The property was originally the site of the Methodists Episcopal Church. A Columbia County rancher Sam McGee bought the house in 1913 and rebuilt it into a home.

The Broughton Home was built in 1885 for Morgan A. Baker, local attorney and a real estate man. He sold it to Mr. C. J. Broughton in September 1890. It was built in the Victorian design. The home is fashioned after houses on the Eastern seacoast. The home has never been remodeled, except for the addition of bathrooms, five bedrooms, and enlarging the kitchen in the early 1990s.

 
 

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