DAYTON- Art enthusiasts from across the Touchet Valley visited the historic Boldman House on a sunny but breezy Saturday afternoon in Dayton. They gazed at newly-painted water-color paintings, took a home tour and munched on tasty refreshments.

The art displayed on the grounds of the more than 100-year-old Queen Anne Victorian style Boldman home featured paintings of several local artists that depicted flora from the early 1900s. The home is on local, state and national historic registers.

Mary Luce, a member of the Boldman House Garden committee, said the paintings were rendered by a local...