View Poll Results: what would you think if an artist gave you one of their works as a gift?
how vain of them
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love it
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rather have a gift voucher.
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Old Feb 1st 2014, 8:02 pm
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Hmm I am in a quandary. The son of very good friends married last year and when I visit in a few weeks I want to give them a gift. So I am wondering about a painting. I've scoured their photos on Facebook and am not inspired by anything in their honeymoon album which was my first idea. My next one is either a painting of the church they were married in or a looser interpretation of her bouquet. Roses and roses in close up. It wouldn't be twee and pretty pretty as that isn't my style. Also am not sure that my style would suit an English church, it's a little bold. I am thinking roses. More modern maybe? Or shall I get a John Lewis voucher?

Mands, you have some of my nudes!

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Old Feb 1st 2014, 8:09 pm
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Ah Ha!! I didn't realise you were the Artist in Question :-)

My answer still stands, I'd be very touched by the gift, more so in the context you mention, even if I didn't like your style of painting ...

May be I can now nuance the question even more & ask how *you* would feel if on a subsequent visit, your painting is not on display ?
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Old Feb 1st 2014, 8:17 pm
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Ah Ha!! I didn't realise you were the Artist in Question :-)

My answer still stands, I'd be very touched by the gift, more so in the context you mention, even if I didn't like your style of painting ...

May be I can now nuance the question even more & ask how *you* would feel if on a subsequent visit, your painting is not on display ?
Oh I don't go inspecting. If I see them in the rooms I visit that's great if I don't then I imagine they are tucked away somewhere. I don't give too many away these days, not once I started earning money from them. Actually there's only one I haven't seen up on a wall. After a while people like to change things around too so the painting may well end up in the attic. I would worry more if a commission wasn't on display, I would think that they didn't like it but paid up anyway. I might feel miffed if I saw one in a charity shop though.
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Old Feb 1st 2014, 8:24 pm
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Hmm I am in a quandary. The son of very good friends married last year and when I visit in a few weeks I want to give them a gift. So I am wondering about a painting. I've scoured their photos on Facebook and am not inspired by anything in their honeymoon album which was my first idea. My next one is either a painting of the church they were married in or a looser interpretation of her bouquet. Roses and roses in close up. It wouldn't be twee and pretty pretty as that isn't my style. Also am not sure that my style would suit an English church, it's a little bold. I am thinking roses. More modern maybe? Or shall I get a John Lewis voucher?

Mands, you have some of my nudes!

PS. I sell work too
Just paint the damn thing, whatever you fancy, then post a picky of it on here and we'll let you know.
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Old Feb 1st 2014, 8:31 pm
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Now I'm intrigued, & want to know where I can go see your work :-) ?? On the interwebby thingie, if possible? :-)
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Originally Posted by Shirtback
Now I'm intrigued, & want to know where I can go see your work :-) ?? On the interwebby thingie, if possible? :-)
Her stuff is awesome - truly lovely and the style is one that would go in either a traditional or modern place. Bats I don't think you need worry xxx

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Old Feb 1st 2014, 8:40 pm
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Her stuff is awesome - truly lovely and the style is one that would go in either a traditional or modern place. Bates I don't think you need worry xxx
Bates?? Downton or Motel?
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Old Feb 1st 2014, 8:41 pm
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Now I'm intrigued, & want to know where I can go see your work :-) ?? On the interwebby thingie, if possible? :-)
send me a pm and we can discuss!
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Old Feb 1st 2014, 8:50 pm
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Old Feb 1st 2014, 10:18 pm
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I loved my wedding bouquet and I would be really touched if someone had given me a painting of it, although I'm not much into oil paintings....
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