SilverLeaf Portraits.com: Patriots

Monday, October 09, 2006

Patriots

The story behind this painting is a good one......


.....So I show up at their house and they have this wonderful property with lots of land and this really beautiful home. I met this family through an Operation Homefront event, so I know they are patriots and support our troops. Well, their house is decked out with patriotic signs and American flags. They make it very known that they love this country. Very cool.

Then they start telling me the story of their home.....check it out...The dad designed the home and built it with his own hands. The mom picked out and placed each stone on the front of the house by herself....(the boys were chopping wood as we talked.)

So I started thinking about the portrait and realized that their home is as important to them as anything else. I framed the portrait in such a way as to show the home prominently, but at the same time still have it as the background. One thing that I like about this portrait is how proud the dad looks. Proud of his home, proud of his boys, proud of his country, and a proud husband.

It's a good thing.





p's out

-Brandon


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