Ordinary Pictures As Art
I have been helping my mother in-law go through boxes of old pictures. We are trying to get names written on the back of each photo so that future generations will know who the picture is of and where it was taken. It is a big task but a fun one. I ran across a picture of my husband and his brother from when they were little boys. I was surprised to see how much both of them resembled their dad.
I am aware of a company called Paint Your Life that can take photographs and make beautiful pieces of art. They use different mediums including charcoal, oil and watercolor to make beautiful artwork from a simple photograph. They have a website that is simple to use and make obtaining unique gifts for any occasion one of ease. I have been tossing around the idea of taking that picture of my husband and his brother and having it made into a charcoal drawing. My mother in-law would love to receive a gift like that from us to celebrate mother’s day.
I have been looking at the Paint Your Life website and I am getting so many ideas for future projects. I think a wedding portrait done in oils would be a wonderful idea for a first anniversary gift. I am also drawn to the every day pictures that have been made into works of art. I love to see personal art that has a special meaning to the home owner.
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April 4th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
I think that would make an incredible gift. I’ve seen those before and wondered who did them. I’ll have to check out there site. I love giving photos as gifts-old photos, even better.
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April 4th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
What we have is lots of those old films. the kinds w/a reel and you need a screen, what are they called….8 mm….? cant remember. We want to get them on DVDs. sooo expensive tho. THe picture idea is a great one! I’d love to have some real pictures of my parents in charcoal or watercolors ! Have a great day and upcoming weekend !
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April 4th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
I do too, if they are done right they can be very nice.
April 4th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
Oh wow 8mm! Those should be put on a dvd. I wish there was an inexpensive way to do that. I wish I could get some videos put onto dvd’s.
April 5th, 2008 at 11:23 pm
I like the charcoal drawings. Our daughter and s-i-l would really go for those. That’s an idea to think about in the future.
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April 6th, 2008 at 11:04 am
Same here. They will make great gift.
April 6th, 2008 at 11:12 am
If they do it well it will certainly look great.
April 7th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
Cool Picture!!!