tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post9120568364400897683..comments2024-02-22T17:59:50.213-05:00Comments on in so many words...: Saturday Salon: 10 Male Portraits I Would Love to OwnYvettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-57736785789212292742012-11-19T14:58:44.628-05:002012-11-19T14:58:44.628-05:00I'm with you, Becky, a man in every room....uh...I'm with you, Becky, a man in every room....uh, well, you know what I mean. HA!<br /><br />Handsome is as handsome does. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-64481384158254351982012-11-19T12:30:22.239-05:002012-11-19T12:30:22.239-05:00I totally agree with you, Yvette -- Frank Hals'...I totally agree with you, Yvette -- Frank Hals' Pieter is the guy I'd like to go out with -- he just looks like a fun, intelligent, great guy! I suppose Girodet de Roussy-Trioson's young man is the most beautiful, but I learned a long time ago that beautiful in a man does not equal quality! These are great paintings, and I wouldn't mind having one in every room!<br />ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-9322870635065943222012-11-19T12:15:58.556-05:002012-11-19T12:15:58.556-05:00Exactly, Margaret. That's the impression I got...Exactly, Margaret. That's the impression I got. I love that portrait. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-151131535831507112012-11-19T07:38:37.334-05:002012-11-19T07:38:37.334-05:00I love the one of van den Broecke. He seems like a...I love the one of van den Broecke. He seems like a nice guy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16581509646636552299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-54788787646101384242012-11-18T21:25:13.684-05:002012-11-18T21:25:13.684-05:00I can't do portraits I can only do an impressi...I can't do portraits I can only do an impression of the sitter. Usually though it's somebody's dog so that's okay.<br /><br />Though I have no trouble drawing my granddaughter. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-35822279354269432182012-11-18T21:24:00.570-05:002012-11-18T21:24:00.570-05:00They are wonderful, Ryan. Of course if I owned a R...They are wonderful, Ryan. Of course if I owned a Rubens, I'd be thinking of selling it and buying a townhouse in Manhattan. Maybe. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-23258037969318346832012-11-18T08:21:35.440-05:002012-11-18T08:21:35.440-05:00Re the ruffled: most fashion, in most eras, is unc...Re the ruffled: most fashion, in most eras, is uncomfortable. Think of how awful it must have been to wear a tightly-laced corset all day, but women did for centuries. I work in a high school where the fashion for boys is baggy, saggy pants. Although they are yelled at all day to pull up their pants and although they usually have to walk with one hand keeping their pants up, do you think it ever occurs to them to say, "To heck with this, I'll wear a belt"? No way--that's fashion.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-90854028056423257612012-11-18T03:30:57.257-05:002012-11-18T03:30:57.257-05:00Some grand portraits here, Yvette. I find doing po...Some grand portraits here, Yvette. I find doing portraits the most challenging of all art forms. I usually don't draw from memory, unless it's landscape, though I wouldn't be able to draw a portrait (or even just a face) even from a picture. Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-33524176417878761032012-11-17T23:38:52.517-05:002012-11-17T23:38:52.517-05:00I'm in love with a few of them and understand ...I'm in love with a few of them and understand why you would want them hanging on your walls.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17786139533776263328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-28884552661354067352012-11-17T20:29:51.522-05:002012-11-17T20:29:51.522-05:00Just looked that one up, Naomi. Very hypnotic. Oh ...Just looked that one up, Naomi. Very hypnotic. Oh there are so many portraits I could have posted instead but these ten will do for now. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-53976365967984264102012-11-17T20:28:29.215-05:002012-11-17T20:28:29.215-05:00It's all about the dandruff, Mark. I imagine i...It's all about the dandruff, Mark. I imagine in those days with nobody bathing or washing regularly....Well, that's what I read anyway. Could be. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-38224065029199934182012-11-17T20:27:33.746-05:002012-11-17T20:27:33.746-05:00Thanks, Pat. I think the white collars and lace an...Thanks, Pat. I think the white collars and lace and all - besides being sartorially splendid - have something to do with hiding dandruff. I swear I read that someplace but don't quote me. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-16787469989961695852012-11-17T19:34:13.719-05:002012-11-17T19:34:13.719-05:00These are beautiful. I'm partial to Theodore G...These are beautiful. I'm partial to Theodore Gericault's portrait of Eugene Delacroix.Naomi Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08005429772070247806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-20622787101876334282012-11-17T16:20:59.563-05:002012-11-17T16:20:59.563-05:00I like your choices, for the reasons you've ch...I like your choices, for the reasons you've chosen them. It's interesting that a portrait can appeal to us on so many levels — an attraction to eyes, beautiful skin tone, a smile, a gesture and even clothing. It's great to find a portrait where it all works together!<br /><br />I like Pat's question — I've wondered the very same thing. One has to admit that, however uncomfortable, the ruffs certainly framed the face beautifully.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-14204820564665393822012-11-17T15:38:38.369-05:002012-11-17T15:38:38.369-05:00They are all very interesting looking men, Yvette,...They are all very interesting looking men, Yvette,and masterfully painted.<br /><br /> I've always wondered why ruffled collars, as seen in the first painting, were so popular in their day? They look quite uncomfortable to wear. Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoritihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922525910685129822noreply@blogger.com