The Four Gentlemen on the Davenport

 

Working on my second gentleman. I am using the same palette, but changing the colors slightly. Everyone has a different skin color. I don't want to make them too uniform. So while the man on the left is redder and more flush, I've made the man on the right a tad  more ocher.

This is a painting from a vintage photo. 

I am a painter with over twenty years of experience.
If you want a portrait made from your new or vintage photograph my rates are as follows:
For a straightforward portrait-
9" x 12".....$100.00
11" x 14"....$200.00
16" x 20"....$300.00
18" x 24"....$400.00
22" x 28"....$500.00
24" x 36"....$600.00
Contact julie_schuler@comcast.net
It's easy as pie, scan your photo, new or vintage and send it electronically to me. I can have the portrait done in 2-3 weeks, usually. I also accept paypal. Makes a nice gift.

The Four Gentlemen on the Davenport

Portrait from a vintage photo, maybe from the mid-fifties? I am nearly done with my gentleman number one!

Matryoshka Embroidery

Here is my Happy Matryoshka embroidery. Mostly this is brick stitch, long and short stitches.
I've made this into a one of a kind pillow. All hand embroidered and hand constructed.

You can read more about it Here at My Good Babushka.

The Gentlemen on the Davenport

Working on the first little portrait.
This painting is from a vintage photo circa late 1950s.

I am a painter with over twenty years of experience.
If you want a portrait made from your new or vintage photograph my rates are as follows:
For a straightforward portrait-
9" x 12".....$100.00
11" x 14"....$200.00
16" x 20"....$300.00
18" x 24"....$400.00
22" x 28"....$500.00
24" x 36"....$600.00

contact julie_schuler@comcast.net

Dandelion Cardigan

Women's golden yellow cardigan with pretty cables and two front pockets. Almost done. We just need some buttons.

The Gentlemen on the Davenport

 

Here is a pretty straightforward painting I'm making from a vintage photograph. The photo is from the late fifties, probably. It's a small black and white photo, the kind with the scalloped edges. My painting is colorized and 11" x 14" acrylic on canvas board. I've picked my favorite palette of greens, ochers,  and reds.

If you have a vintage photo you would like to have made into a painting, I am always happy to take commissions.  I am a painter with over twenty years of experience.
If you want a portrait made from your new or vintage photograph my rates are as follows:
Contact julie_schuler@comcast.net
9" x 12".....$100.00
11" x 14"....$200.00
16" x 20"....$300.00
18" x 24"....$400.00
22" x 28"....$500.00
24" x 36"....$600.00

Women and Men: Portraits from Vintage Photos

 I have these two, sweet vintage photos of four men and four women sitting on the same sofa. I've had it in my mind for some time that I would make them into two paintings that would naturally look great together. The one problem is that the men are cut off at the knee and the women are shown head to foot. So I've taken the liberty to make them more symmetrical. I've moved the men up in the composition and given them some feet.

Based on all the cues from the original picture, I've gotten the feet placed as probably as possible.

Just look at these two adorable pictures! They really deserve to be writ large.

You have my general invitation: I am a painter with over twenty years of experience.
If you want a portrait made from your new or vintage photograph my rates are as follows:
For a straightforward portrait-
9" x 12".....$100.00
11" x 14"....$200.00
16" x 20"....$300.00
18" x 24"....$400.00
22" x 28"....$500.00
24" x 36"....$600.00

Contact me about commissions at julie_schuler@comcast.net

Matryoshka Embroidery

Putting in some more flowers and green grass. I took the second picture at night, that's why it has a gloomy yellowish cast.

Matryoshka Embriodery

Happy Little Matryoshka in bright, sweet colors. Now I just have to do the background.

Dandelion Cardigan

Here is my yellow cardigan in progress. It has two nice pockets and a pretty cable on each side. It's going to need some sleeves, though. I think I will put the same cable up the side of each sleeve.

All Fours

This is an 8" x 10" acrylic painting on acid-free paper. It is inspired by my reading of The Dictionary of Faiths and Folklore compiled by W.C. Hazlitt. It refers to a game beloved by children called "all fours" which is exactly the same game of "horsey rides" that children enjoy today. I decided to depict it in a surreal fashion with little grotesqueries. I've made the poor, put upon, baby sitter more animal-like and elongated with a long-suffering look that many a weary childminder has worn. The face is inspired by Grace McDaniels, also known as the Mule-Faced Woman. She suffered from Sturge Weber Syndrome. The bottom half of her face grew very contorted and swollen. I have always found her deformity to be somewhat beautiful and inspiring. Two bored little ungrateful beings sit astride my poor beastie as they take one of those endless, back-wearying kiddie rides.

 

Here is how the finished painting looks. You can get a better look at it Here at My Good Babushka.

All Fours

Working on the hindquarters.  I made very elongated feet to give my person a more animal-like appearance. Feet are neat. They come in so many different shapes. Sometimes the big toe is longest, sometimes the second toe is the longest. Sometimes they all seem almost the same length. There is almost no wrong way to render a foot.

Matryoshka Embroidery

 

Embroidery in progress. Happy Matryoshka. 

All Fours

The game of giving piggyback rides to children for their amusement has been recorded very far back in history and probably arrived with the advent of the species. Here I've made scene of the event, sometimes feeling dehumanizing to the adult who often gets a few good kicks to the kidneys and a very sore back. The children look suitably unimpressed. They are probably imagining more terrible games to play in the future. We are lucky today to have Nintendos and Ipads.