Baseball

Once back in about 1938 as we were playing "ball"in the Rothermels School yard, someone made a good hit and sent the ball flying along the third- baseline into the left field.　 Our "ball diamond", though was skewed and left field extended into the Hebe-to-Klingerstown public road.　 It so happened that just as the ball hit the berm of the road and bounced, Allen Rothermel came driving by with his old International farm truck, with the side curtains rolled up.　 As was his habit, he was going along at only about 15 mph hunched over the steering wheel steering with his forearms, and not paying much attention to us playing in the schoolyard. 　 　　　 The ball bounced into the truck, then made a few more bounces, but it stayed in the truck and was carried away.　 Several children immediately started running after the truck shouting, "Stop! Stop!"Finally as the truck was passsing Andy Schwalm's barn, Millard Boyer who was also riding in the truck, heard the shouting and asked Allen to stop.　 Millard then got the ball and threw it back. Then the children got into an argument about about how that "home run"should be scored.　 I don't remember how it ended. 　 Written by Dr. John A. Romberger

My Kitchen Window





Something I created just for the fun of it.  As soon as my daughter saw it she wanted it because it's her favorite spot in the house. Our daughter is the fifth generation to life in the family homestead. When she comes home on the weekend the first thing she does is hop up onto the counter and talks to me with the snack cupboard open.  Some of the most precious times I've shared with my daughter have been in the kitchen. I remember doing the same thing with my mother while she was busy in the kitchen. 

This pastel painting was done from a photo I took when my Grandmother and I were canning together.  I remember coming home to Grandma's house on the weekend when I lived in the city of York. I could feel the stress leaving as I drove up the long winding hill to Grandma's house. Life was always slower and time seemed to stand still in the country. She always had a smile and a fresh baked pie or cake, just in case company would stop in for a visit.  There in the kitchen we would sit down with a cup of tea and enjoy a slice of her wonderful "Sour Cherry Pie" or "Raspberry Custard Pie".  Life just doesn't get any sweeter than a weekend at Grandma's house.

A Meloncoly Monday

Grandma's rocker and a Landscape painting
done by my brother Ed Kieffer.

 After a long Monday morning of painting in the studio, I decided to take a break and head home for lunch.  I'm really tired today, so I made some coffee and had a seat in Grandma's rocker.  After a minute of sipping my coffee my eyes came to rest on the most treasured possession in the room, Grandma's antique sewing machine. I can still see her sewing pieces of calico fabric together to make a quilt for my daughter. I'm sure my Mother and my Aunt Evie put a few stitches in the quilt as well.

Grandma's sewing machine and our wedding photo album on the treadle.

A basket of purple iris and a teapot were gifts from my best friend.
Original wallpaper hung over 50 years ago by my Grandfather.

My nieces came for a sleep over on my birthday.
The only quiet moment I remember. This is the quilt Grandma and I made together.

 Grandma always had a quilt in the frame and whoever stopped in for a visit was welcome to try their hand at quilting.  Some of the most precious memories I have are those that were spent with my Grandmother.  Every room in this house has something to say about her meek, gentle spirit. I'm so glad that my daughter had time to learn things from her Gram the way I did with my Grandma.




"The Crochet Lesson"
My Grandma Clara Reed, Mother Charlotte Byerly
and Daughter Jenessa Wiseman (age 8)
Copyright © Deanna Wiseman

                                                   

My favorite apple is Macintosh. Every fall when the leaves are at their peak, I have my in-laws over  for   our annual fall luncheon. I make apple pie and my sister's award-winning recipe "Potato Soup".

Soon it's time to get ready for Christmas.  This is my memory tree. It's decorated with Cinnamon Applesauce ornaments that my daughter and her best friend Mandy made many years ago.  Each has  a special meaning.  Most of them are hand-made by family and friends.  I'm so tempted to

leave the tree up all year.  It's the end of February and I still haven't taken it down.

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Deanna Wiseman

How to Commission a Painting





 Thinking about having a portrait of a loved one or a painting of your special place? Give me a call and stop in for a cup of coffee and we'll talk about your memories and see where it takes us.


All artwork is copyrighted. Copying any artwork is prohibited under copyright laws.
Wiseman Graphics- Herndon, Pa
               570-758-2770

dw@wisemangraphics.com

Portraits

"A Long Nap"
Gib and Melanie Long
Millersburg, Pa.
Copyright © Wiseman Graphics



"Playing Dress Up"
Collection of Dr. Carole. Patton
Millersburg, Pa
Copyright © Wiseman Graphics



   Your Family History

Preserved in Art

"Cultivating the Melon Patch
People of the Soil Series
Copyright © Wiseman Graphics



 

"Raking Hay"
People of the Soil Series
Copyright © Wiseman Graphics



   



"Loading Hay"
People of the Soil Series
Copyright © Wiseman Graphics

     Everyone has a story about their past. Maybe you remember staying with Grandma and Grandpa on their farm.  I still remember my Grandma and the smell of her powder after bath time. I remember climbing up into the big double bed after she pulled back the beautiful quilt she had stitched with her own hands.  Then she would knell beside the bed and read from her Bible and pray with me.

Copyright Wiseman Graphics

 Grandma is gone now, but there are treasured memories of her throughout the house. Crocheted doilies, old rolling pins, and dried hydrangeas above the cupboards that my Pappy made.

How to Commission a Painting




  I get phone calls from people who want to stop by my art studio and show me some old photos of their family farm or homestead.

 Together we reminisce about days gone by. The photos are marked with who the people are and the date. I document every detail so I can  accurately portray their life in the painting.

After I have spent time talking with my client, they issue me a deposit for 1/3 of the cost of the art work.  I work them into my schedule by creating a preliminary sketch.  

Later we have another meeting in my studio to discuss any additions or changes that should be made to the sketch before I begin the painting process.  When the preliminary sketch is approved another payment is made.  This whole process can take anywhere from 3 months to a year depending on the amount of detail and research required. 

 Upon completion of the painting I will meet with a very excited customer for their final approval. Many times this meeting can be very emotional because the painting may contain loved ones or special places that are no longer in existence. I have essentially resurrected images from their past.

Limited Edition Prints from Your Original Art

"The Old Meeting House" Pillow Pa.
Collection of Clair and Sandra Troutman,  Klingerstown Pa.
Copyright © 2010  Wiseman Graphics

Some people chose to take their painting to the next level by having a limited edition print created from the original art work. Now all the documented stories play a very important part in marketing the work to the public. My sister, Danelle Carvell is a writer who creates a press release describing the painting and the history behind it. The press release usually includes a release date explaining when my new Limited Edition Print will be available to the public. Then the phone calls come pouring in from all over the United States. People see the image and recall a similar memory of their own or they have some sort of family tie to the work of art. So the printed artwork is shipped in a tube or custom framed and delivered.

Creating your own "memory on canvas" is just a phone call away.  I would love to look at your old photos and make your memories a work of art.

Wiseman Graphics
122 N. Main Street
Herndon, Pa 17830   (570)-758-2770




All artwork is copyrighted. Copying any artwork is prohibited under copyright laws. dw@wisemangraphics.com     http://www.wisemangraphics.com/deanna/index.htm

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Homestead Happenings




  "Walking on top of crusted snow drifts to get to the barn where I'm greeted by

my horse and the sweet smell of hay and oats. This is a childhood memory

I cherish."

Deanna Wiseman

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