Yesterday I picked up Dad’s portrait from having it framed. They have done a great job of framing it and it looks really good now up on the wall. He’s on the wall in the library and when I sit in my favourite chair in there, Dad is looking straight at me. I did consider hanging him over my desk in the “computer room”, but the light isn’t very good there. It would have been a nice place though – he could have watched me working on the computer like the photo of Mum watches me sewing in my studio.
So here is the framed portrait. One thing I learnt was that you need to allow more space around the edges than I did. I’m so glad they managed to get all of his head in and didn’t cut off a sliver on the left hand side.
This is the back to show how it was first put onto stretcher bars and then mounted in the frame. I had tried mounting it on stretcher bars myself, but it wasn’t very good. so they redid it and made a much more professional job (which is hardly surprising).
This shows the portrait up on the wall.
Hola Odette,
muchas gracias por tus palabras amables.
Te dejo tambien un gran abrazo.
Saludos desde Alemania a Chile
Hola …la felicito por el excelente trabajo que ha realizado, es sorprendente como ha logrado copiar exactos todos los rasgos de su padre…ojala yo algun dia pueda hacer lo mismo, y poder contemplar la foto de mi padre tal como lo ha hecho usted, me siento muy emocionada por lo que usted ha logrado y lo que significa para usted.
Le dejo un gran abrazo.
Cariños Odette
Hi Ruth,
You’ve done a wonderful job – you should be really proud of yourself! Which room have you hung it in?
What a fantastic likeness! Your skill and efforts have captured the true spirit of Alan as we rememder him – a loyal friend with a hint of mischievousness!
It looks great on your library wall and will ensure he is never far from your thoughts.I feel priviledged to have seen the real thing.
Gaye
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