Author: Elizabeth Gleason
-
Along the Roadside
Merrill Coffin’s painting, “Along the Roadside,” beautifully captures a slice of life from the rural, Amish countryside. This vibrant scene, set against the backdrop of a lush spring or summer day, feels both serene and bustling with simple, everyday joys. At the heart of the painting, an Amish couple in…
-
-
-
-
Santa Claus
The Santa Claus Sketch has been restored by Merrill Coffin’s grand daughter, Elizabeth Gleason. The background has been whitened and all of the aging issues have been reversed in the print. Mr. Coffin would sketch these caricatures for his children and grand children. Many birthday presents were presented in…
-
Not an Ugly Duckling
Donald Berns, left, president of the Chautauqua County Society of Artists, and Merrill E. “Pete” Coffin, its vice president, check the fine points of a duck carved by Berns, with another of his creations in the foreground. At right is one of Coffin’s paintings. Their works will be among those…
-
1963 Christmas Cards
The 1963 Gatefold Christmas Card from Merrill Coffin. Available for purchase We Wish You Holiday Cheer
-
Buffalos in the West
“Bison in the West” by Merrill Coffin captures the serene beauty of the American prairie. In the foreground, a male and female bison are depicted, the female resting on the ground while both gaze downward in quiet contemplation. The vast landscape around them is framed by the iconic red rocks…