Ok, so this publish is WELLLL overdue. every time somebody asks about the art in our foyer whenever they catch a glimpse of it on Facebook or Instagram (like in this pic or this pic) I state something like “A great good friend of mine made that portrait of our kids! I’ve been meaning to compose a publish about that – soon I hope!” Whelp, that day has finally come. Hold on tight, it’s gonna be a wild ride.
I really got the painting over a year ago! It’s a pastel drawing done by our good friend as well as neighbor Robin Olivier as well as she is SUCH A TALENT! It’s based on one of my preferred pictures of the youngsters ever taken. just a laid-back iphone shot I got a couple of years back of them laying in our bed as well as staring into each other’s eyes. #FEEEEEELINGS
You can see exactly how she printed out the picture to guide her drawing on a nice huge sheet of pastel paper in this development shot below:
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Sometimes I believe youngsters portraits (or household portraits in general) can get kind of a poor rap, particularly when you photo these giant formal oil paintings over the fireplace with people dressed up and posed in a huge gilded frame. I believe one of the things I like finest about this portrait is that it feels like it’s just a laid-back moment in time. A wonderful bit normal sibling exchange that occurred without any type of special attire or hair-brushing or prompting (“hey bit guy, why don’t you poke your sibling in the mouth as well as make the other hand a bit blurry! PERFECT, WE got THE SHOT!“).
The final size is 12 x 12″, which can slip right into the mat of a square 20 x 20″ Ribba frame from Ikea. It would likewise be truly quite in something a little fancier, such as this 17.5″ gold frame from West Elm – or this version in nickel. You’d just requirement to get a mat cut to in shape it with a 12 x 12″ opening (any framing shop should be able to do that for you quite inexpensively).
Robin usually does her portraits locally but she likewise has an Etsy shop (if you’re looking for something similar to ours, her sibling portrait is two youngsters together). They take her days to do, as well as she can do other things like single person portraits, people looking at the camera, as well as more personalized things (more kids, larger sizes, etc). She likewise does an amaaaazing pet portrait (she’s a fellow chihuahua owner).
I just can’t state sufficient about exactly how much this piece of art means to me. I teared up when I very first saw it. as well as then I got something in my eye again when it in shape completely into the frame that we already had hanging in our foyer since I wished to see it 500 times a day, everyday (and that’s the perfect area to get to ogle everything day long).
Someday I’ll be walking with this hallway as well as they’ll be giant teenagers, looking at colleges, as well as I’ll gaze at their wonderful bit infant faces on the wall as well as cry at least ten buckets of tears because we blinked as well as they grew up. *SOB*
Yeesh, who understood this publish would go from zero to sappy in three seconds? however while we’re on the topic of art that we love, here’s a quick listing of some other artists whose prints (or even original paintings/drawings) hang in our home:
Claire Elsaesser – we have this print of hers (#1 below) in our bedroom as well as I like this significant one (#2) for the beach
Vita Koby Ikina – we have an original painting of a Paymaster such as this one (#3)
Samantha French – this print (#4)of hers likewise hangs in our bedroom
Teil Duncan – we just bought one of her figure prints like #5, and have an original painting in our foyer that’s kinda similar to #8
Emily Jeffords – this one (#6) hangs in our kitchen area as well as one like this hangs in our dining room
Erin Gregory – a few months back we bought one of her floral paintings (like #7) for our office
The Wheatfield / Katie Daisy – we have this print (#9) in our daughter’s space as well as like it so much
HeloBirdie – I may regret sharing her with the world, however I’m obsessed! Her bit original paintings are around $50! Such a steal! I just ordered two as well as can’t wait to get them as well as show you guys! I likewise love this one (#10) & this one.
Lesli Devito – You’ve heard us talk about Lesli before – she’s so skilled as well as you can inspect out her work here.
CatCoq – we have this print (#11) in our daughter’s space & this one, this one, & this one in our reward room
Elizabeth Mayville – we ordered this cheeky bird-headed print (#12) for the beach home & I like this cannonball & this still life, so they may be next
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Speaking of which, I’ve been asked a few times to do an “art tour” of the home (maybe on video? perhaps just in pics?) to update you guys on whatever we have as well as where we got it, exactly how we framed it, what welike when it comes to art pairings as well as grids as well as galleries, etc. Does that noise like something you’d like to see? let us understand on Facebook or Instagram if so. now if you’ll reason me I have to go repair the mascara that’s running around my deal with as well as making me look like Marilyn Manson (I am using all black…).
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