Retiree Marilyn Jones brings art to Garfield

Racks of oils, canvas, sketch books and pastels line the room.

Painting upon painting cover the walls.

Marilyn Jones has a full-sized painting studio in her home in Garfield. It is a live-in dream for the woman who moved here two years ago with her husband, Steve.

Jones, who had two paintings in a downtown gallery in New York City last January, is two years into retirement.

With alert eyes and a curious nature, Jones gets messy in the studio each day, mixing paints and colors.

Jones has yet to find a market for her paintings on the Palouse. Since she moved to Garfield, she has felt hampered in...