portrait~1898~ by eileen martin

Emily Reed 02 Oct 2005

It looks so much like a late 18th century portrait. So very well done.

Vivian Allen 01 Jun 2005

Wonderful antique look. Love her slight smile and the sparkle in her eyes.

Bluemoonshadow 26 May 2005

This one is sweet..Great job, Eileen...:-)

Katerina Koukiotis 23 May 2005

I like the Antique look and the sepia toning, beautiful work Eileen :)

Tabitha Borges 22 May 2005

Love the frame and the detail of the woman...

Nira Dabush 21 May 2005

Wonderful work,Eileen...she is done beautifully

Marcel LorAnge 21 May 2005

You really gave it an antique feel, great work Eileen!

stan jones 21 May 2005

wow this is stunning work Eileen well done and a lot of work no doubt

lerat andree 21 May 2005

Very good work Eileen. I love what you did here.

Martha Miller 21 May 2005

hey i'm not one to date myself ..but i remember beating the livingroom rug twice a year with that thing. great job here Eileen.

Pat Abbott 21 May 2005

Love the antique look and feel to this. Very fine work, Eileen.

sher richardson 21 May 2005

Lovely feel from the start to the finished piece... ( joans a natural born romance novelist : ) Nice work Eileen!

She is beautiful! OK, picture a long metal wire (a little thicker than a coat hanger) bent into a long, thin heart shape. The two ends are pushed into a hole that's drilled into a 6" handle. The ends are held in just by the tension. She's outside beating the thin, ornate patterned, wool rug, which is hung over a clothesline, with this "rug beater". There were no vacuums in those days. Hubby comes home and hands her a tiny bouquette of flowers for doing such a good job! Ha! What a life!

Artist Reply: wow, Joan, i didn't realize she'd been through all of that, no wonder she looks tired...lol.

PMyers 21 May 2005

Very nice. The frame is beautiful. It compliments your beautiful portrait

Renee Nemerov 21 May 2005

Interesting work

portrait~1898~

by eileen martin

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