tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665184280263878685.post2496921943128646637..comments2024-03-25T08:46:08.444-04:00Comments on BOXWOOD TERRACE: The Portrait of a Lady (or two)Boxwood Terracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04635278108636515992noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665184280263878685.post-6766982664432060152010-09-07T04:19:43.118-04:002010-09-07T04:19:43.118-04:00I just found this post. I love portraits, and hav...I just found this post. I love portraits, and have managed to get a couple high quality paintings (I mean, old, but not hideous, yet affordable, not museum). I also have some that are not great, but they have nice expressions, something I look for. I'll have to post pictures of my favorites.<br /><br />YES! I do get reproductions. I've sent pictures to China and received a copy several weeks later. (They were amazingly good, and for a song, especially compared to the price the original went for). Who says losing out at an auction has to be completely disappointing!<br /><br />Thanks for the great post.Antique Stylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974526771980273324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665184280263878685.post-80063803970412054932009-08-18T16:40:53.518-04:002009-08-18T16:40:53.518-04:00I have a few real and bought potraits and just mix...I have a few real and bought potraits and just mix them together. Who would know!Poetrycheriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13256879196737604419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665184280263878685.post-1035015877245403202009-07-28T06:40:10.570-04:002009-07-28T06:40:10.570-04:00Just dropping in to say hi...have a lovely day! Ax...Just dropping in to say hi...have a lovely day! AxOliveauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749614766600307600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665184280263878685.post-31722684306358548782009-07-20T10:39:45.060-04:002009-07-20T10:39:45.060-04:00LOL! Love your post. I agree with you! I've...LOL! Love your post. I agree with you! I've often admired these portraits myself, but have the same thoughts about being creeped out by those faces staring at me. I don't know what it is... perhaps the drab lighting, dark background, blank expressions? Whatever it is, I cannot bring myself to buy one. I did have a portrait one of my children years ago that hangs in my living room and I love it. They look happy in it though! Keep up the great posts!Rebecca Corvesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17318490625298537350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665184280263878685.post-72232952526133132052009-07-20T09:18:47.140-04:002009-07-20T09:18:47.140-04:00I too love antique portraits- in fact I have one w...I too love antique portraits- in fact I have one we call Aunt Menerva (we name everything!) that we found in France. She is reading a book/bible? and she just found her new home in the Reading Room (she was in the guest room in the last house.) <br />When you say reproduction art, do you mean a print, or a hand-painted reproduction of another work of art? If it's a print I would say never... as I'm with HCHGirl... you really can find original antique ones out there at antique shops and flea markets. And now that I say that, I'll keep an eye out in our travels and antiquing and email you photos if I see anything that I thik you would like and is in your budget! joanfor the love of a househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13151787635612708698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665184280263878685.post-71366902111912819282009-07-15T06:18:42.027-04:002009-07-15T06:18:42.027-04:00I love portraits of ladies from a grandeur past. T...I love portraits of ladies from a grandeur past. There is something romantic about a portrait. AxOliveauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749614766600307600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665184280263878685.post-10566427758014141142009-07-09T08:24:05.666-04:002009-07-09T08:24:05.666-04:00Thanks so much for you kind comment. I am sitting ...Thanks so much for you kind comment. I am sitting here right now deciding what to do today! I love old portraits,too. One thing you might consider is watching antique markets and flea markets for a portrait - not a fine one like in museums, but occasionally you will find one from the early 20th century that does not cost and arm and a leg. oops - I just read the comment before mine and she says the same thing. I am biased because I just love old things in general, rather than reproductions, BUT you buy what appeals to you. There are probably very nice print reproductions in museum shops.Hill Country House Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15669069876394459689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665184280263878685.post-89798401707987784782009-07-09T07:29:16.140-04:002009-07-09T07:29:16.140-04:00I love antique portraits too. I know a designer wh...I love antique portraits too. I know a designer who collects miscellaneous ones and calls them her "instant ancestors." Before you choose reproduction, have you tried looking for them in flea markets or antique "junk" shops? Obviously they probably won't be as pretty as these, but maybe there will be a gem that just needs to be reframed. It's a personal preference, but I do always prefer something original to reproduction. Good luck!Karenhttp://missgraciousliving.southernaccents.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665184280263878685.post-56590407561778317282009-07-08T10:50:26.397-04:002009-07-08T10:50:26.397-04:00I'm always intrigued by these "ancestor&q...I'm always intrigued by these "ancestor" portraits as well. As for hanging prints, I guess if it were someone obscure (not a famous portrait) and done in a humorous or at least not too serious a manner, it's fine. I'd be inclined to develop a whole back story for Auntie so-and-so and have fun with it!Linda Merrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07484402027814646865noreply@blogger.com