Painting of "Big Mon" thanks to my wife

[BRaySims]

Just thought I would post these pics of my wife's painting of Monroe. It has a special place on the wall in my study. Glad she puts up with my interests and certainly glad she uses her talents. BTW she is a 3rd grade teacher and loves to do quilting as well. Maybe there is another possibility???!!! A "Big Mon" quilt. Who knows.....

[Scotti Adams]

Man..thats great!

[Pete Counter]

Thats Awesome! Your wife is very talented.

[AlanN]

Wow, that is lovely in the frame. Did she paint that from a photo? Seem to have seen it before.

That ain't no part of quilting...

[Skip Kelley]

You have a very talented wife! That is an awesome painting!

[BRaySims]

Yes, she did use the photo that can be searched for on the 'net. She loves to do the sepia tone paintings.

[GVD]

Wow, that is lovely in the frame. Did she paint that from a photo? Seem to have seen it before....

That photo would be the one the great Nashville photographer Jim McGuire took in 1989.

[AlanN]

Yes, McGuire photo, thanks for the memory jog.

and kindly pardon my lame attempt at humour [That ain't no part of quilting...], I meant no ill respect.

[BRaySims]

Hey, I thought it was ok......she would appreciate it as well:popcorn:

[Mark Walker]

Very cool! I've got an Aunt who paints in oils. I should commission her to do something similar.

Regardless, that is an heirloom-to-be and priceless from a posterity perspective.
(Dang - that's a lot of $20 words, ain't it?)

:)

[D C Blood]

Not trying to throw a "monkey-wrench" into this thread..the painting is wonderful as is the original photo...But would there be any legal problems painting from a copyrighted photo like that, or would that happen only if it were done for commercial purposes?:confused:

[Mark Walker]

I'm not an attorney, and didn't sleep in a Holiday Inn last night, but I would think if it's not sold for profit, it's fine.

When I was a teenager, I sketched a photo of John F. Kennedy, and gave it to my Aunt. It was from an 'officially authorized' Presidential photo, and I think she's still got it after 35+ years...

But it's a fair question DC has posed I guess!

[BRaySims]

I thought about the same thing after she finished. This is just a personal family thing and won't be for sale. If the "G-men" come after me I'll just tell them "She did it!" It wouldn't look good on anyone else's wall anyway. :)

[SternART]

No problem BRay......many artists go into museums and copy the masters as a learning process. Just keep it in the family & you'll enjoy it for years to come.
You could even title it "Homage to Bill Monroe and Jim McGuire"

[BRaySims]

I REALLY like that idea

[GVD]

... If the "G-men" come after me I'll just tell them "She did it!" . :)

:))

Hey I see you're from around OKC. Are you going the the BG All Star Jam in Stillwater this Saturday?

Mike

[Big Joe]

Excellent job by your wife. I love to paint (though I never seem to get the time) and she did an incredible job. My wife is also an avid quilter. Her mother and sister are also. We have an arrangement. When we go on trips I can go to all the guitar (or mandolin) shops, gun shops, or fishing shops I want... as long as she gets to go to an equal number of quilt shops. I have spent many hours reading while she was in her quilt shops. Then she spent many hours quilting while I was in my shops :) .

[BRaySims]

Thanks Big Joe, I kinda do the same thing. A lot of times I will just bring the mando with me and sit out in front of the stores and play while she is inside. Works really well at flea market stores!

GVD = "Hey I see you're from around OKC. Are you going the the BG All Star Jam in Stillwater this Saturday?" For some reason I hadn't heard about it, I'll check it out and see if I can get there.

[Bertram Henze]

My daughter is painting from photos quite often, and she's good at it. I wonder, if I have a photo made of me and my OM... :redface:

[mandopete]

Yeah, that picture was the inspiration for this from the "Best of the Mandolin Cafe Haiku"....

Monroe's aged hands
Caress the sweet work of art
Like father and child

[BRaySims]

Hey MandoPete,

I actually met my wife while stationed at the Naval Air Station in Oak Harbor on Whidbey Island. She was from Oklahoma and I was from Illinois, long story and not appropriate here. We both loved the country up there and hope to get back some day. :mandosmiley: