Have You Had Your Portrait Painted?

January 15, 2009

There was a time when a canvas, brush, and paints were the only way to record a person's likeness. Nowadays, photography is the forefront of portraiture, and few of us have had our portraits painted. This stunning portrait was found in the basement of my grandparents' home when they moved in; good find, huh? Have you had your portrait painted?

23 Comments

charlotte227 4 years 17 weeks

Yes, for our wedding. We have a beautiful 40x40 oil painting.

GlowingMoon 4 years 17 weeks

No, but my husband wants to commission one of me. He want to pass it down in the family. I declined. That's just too weird.

valancyjane 4 years 18 weeks

If it's a choice between getting a portrait done and a photograph, I'd choose the portrait any day - I'm either insecure or vain about my looks, depending on how you look at it, and I like that with a portrait you can improve things a bit! But no, no portraits done of me. It seems like these days it's mostly for kids. If there are portraits done of adults they hang in museums, offices, etc.

LoveSarah 4 years 18 weeks

I've always wanted to get one done of me. I couldn't really tell you why because I would never hang it up in my house, that would be way too vain even for me :)

hope2be 4 years 18 weeks

High school (the whole family got it), and when in junior high, I painted one of myself (school's art class assignment).I also modeled for awhile for 2 local artists and they painted 6 portraits of myself and they were on exhibition a couple years ago.

hope2be 4 years 18 weeks

High school (the whole family got it), and when in junior high, I painted one of myself (school's art class assignment). I also modeled for awhile for 2 local artists and they painted 6 portraits of myself and they were on exhibition a couple years ago.

marimiau 4 years 18 weeks

When I was a baby, my grandma drew me. It's lovely!

j0j0y 4 years 18 weeks

I had to paint a self-portrait of myself in high school! I guess that counts~ (...it was awful btw)

j0j0y 4 years 18 weeks

I had to paint a self-portrait of myself in high school! I guess that counts~(...it was awful btw)

Ellenora 4 years 18 weeks

I've had a caricature done but no portrait. Even as a kid I could never sit still long enough for someone to get the paint on the paintbrush. Even today, I'm too easily distracted, bore easily and just cannot sit still! I have to be able to move around.

emalove 4 years 18 weeks

No, and I probably never would! But I'd have one done of my kitties! Or maybe have one of my favorite wedding photos painted.

lawchick 4 years 18 weeks

lol thanks running :) it's for my husband for valentine's day. it's "his" dog and he's 10 years old and recently had a bad health scare. looks like he will be OK but it made us realize he might not be around much longer and we should really appreciate all the time we have with him.

lawchick 4 years 18 weeks

lol thanks running :)it's for my husband for valentine's day. it's "his" dog and he's 10 years old and recently had a bad health scare. looks like he will be OK but it made us realize he might not be around much longer and we should really appreciate all the time we have with him.

Scribbit 4 years 18 weeks

Yes! Enzie Shamiri at World Market Portraits painted my daughter's portrait and I love it--she does a great job!

runningesq 4 years 18 weeks

lawchick that's adorable :)

runningesq 4 years 18 weeks

lawchick that's adorable :)

lawchick 4 years 18 weeks

Yes, as a child. It's beautifully done and hangs in my mom's dining room. Something like that would be way too formal in our house so I don't know what we'll do with it when it becomes ours someday. I just commissioned a portrait of our dog yesterday, LOL

lawchick 4 years 18 weeks