4.02.2014

My Father's Art


I've mentioned on here before, but my father is an artist. Like.... a for real artist. He has his Bachelors in Fine Arts and although he didn't make a career of art, it's always been his passion and hobby. He mostly has painted abstract impressionism art, but he also got into 2D/3D miniature art a few decades ago and has re-created tons of settings ranging from abandoned railroad stations to old building fronts. It's hard to imagine, but they really are SUPER cool and unique.

Anyway, as we've been painting/decorating the first floor of our house I realized that our bathroom had a huge, blank wall. I also realized that I grew up with my dads art all over our house and I didn't have a single piece created just for me. I gave him the wall color, requested a big canvas painting, and he got to work!

When my parents arrived here a couple weeks ago, I was SUPER pumped to see the finished product.

And fell in love.

It's my father. It's priceless. And it's exactly what he's best at; beautiful masterpieces, But the icing on the cake is that it was made with love.

We have so many portraits around the house that I was SO excited to get an actual piece of art up. It's better than anything I could find in any store and obviously has TONS more meaning behind it!




Love it dad. And love you.


31 comments:

  1. I love it -- what a beautiful piece of art. And I love the meaning behind it. You have such a talented father :)

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  2. that's such a beautiful painting. It goes with the wall color without "matching". How cool to have such a talented father!

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  3. How awesome to be able to look at it all the time and be reminded of your Dad!

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  4. That is so sweet and so special!!

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  5. That's so awesome and it really is gorgeous. You'll always treasure that piece now!

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  6. That is so amazing. I know you will cherish that piece more and more every time you see it. How special. Love you, friend.

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  7. That is so amazing. I know you will cherish that piece more and more every time you see it. How special. Love you, friend.

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  8. It's awesome. It's something I would pick out and buy from a local store. But this is a one of a kind which makes it like 23431234 times even more amazing.

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  9. It's gorgeous!!! What a special gift.

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  10. That is awesome! A meaningful piece that looks great. My brother is an artist, and I would say I should take advantage of that, but his art is not necessarily something I would hang on my walls (he is very talented, but he is also very... weird :) Way to go, Sarah's dad!

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  11. This is so neat + so special...it's also BEAUTIFUL! Xx.

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  12. I love it! There is nothing better than a piece of art for your wall & especially one from someone special. :)

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  13. Awesome. Your dad is very talented and how special to have a piece of his work in your home!! I would love to see it in person.

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  14. That's so awesome! I love that it has special meaning too. I need some more art in my house. I've decorated mostly with photos, too.

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  15. That is beautiful!!!!!! How incredibly awesome!!!

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  16. Something you don't hear everyday.. creating art is not a talent everyone has. Lucky you for having such a talented Papa! I love it, very unique, modern and timeless all at the same time. It will be something you treasure for always, no doubt!

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  17. WOW...he did an amazing job!!!

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  18. I love it! What a great way to always have your father around :)

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  19. It's awesome! What a special piece to have!

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  20. Wow this is absolutely amazing!

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  21. That's really, really neat and special!

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  22. How cool is that?! I must have missed that he's an artist, but boy is he good. That has to be so special to have an original piece from your dad hanging up in your house.

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  23. Very nice!! I love the colors!

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  24. Beautiful piece and so special that he made it just for you - it's something that can be kept for generations to come!

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  25. That is so awesome! I still have a framed pic of the Kappa house that your Dad drew! We bought it at the Dad's weekend auction :)

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  26. OMG - GORGEOUS isn't even the right word!!

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  27. It is a gorgeous painting and even better that it was created by your father. Love it!

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  28. It's absolutely beautiful! I love it!

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  29. WOW, what a beautiful canvas! And knowing it is made for you by your day = priceless!!

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