tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364828980944336570.post2776141238641228116..comments2024-03-28T06:16:53.217-04:00Comments on Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever by Nina-Marie Sayre: The Art of a Selfie - Off the Wall FridayNina Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14316034317827146338noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364828980944336570.post-81245180374819792702017-12-15T19:49:38.697-05:002017-12-15T19:49:38.697-05:00In 1992 our family visited relatives in London, En...In 1992 our family visited relatives in London, England. One afternoon the lady of the house took me to a stately home -- converted to an art gallery -- ostensibly to "see the Gainsboroughs". I went; I saw; I wasn't impressed. However, as we got separated in the gallery, I found myself at the doorway of a small room hung with paintings. Directly across from me at the door was a Rembrandt self-portrait. I don't recall which of the 90 or so it was...but I can tell you this: it positively <i>glowed</i> against the dark wall on which it was mounted. I got goose-bumps. I've never forgotten how he looked at me from the frame. "Blue Boy" be-darned. Give me a Rembrandt "selfie" any time!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04472013513744969837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364828980944336570.post-2697592114499941822017-12-15T09:40:07.813-05:002017-12-15T09:40:07.813-05:00Interesting that the post I am sharing is my mixed...Interesting that the post I am sharing is my mixed media self-portrait.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01579473031377014416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364828980944336570.post-12964966597238553702017-12-15T08:28:07.461-05:002017-12-15T08:28:07.461-05:00I would love to go to an art museum with you! Your...I would love to go to an art museum with you! Your art knowledge and more important your appreciation of the masters is inspiring. Thank you for sharing some of it with us. quiltedfabricarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036237963134480179noreply@blogger.com