Pictures on the Wall

[smallhobbit]

brumeier did this, so I thought it would be fun to share some of the pictures we have on our walls.  We have a lot, so I've selected those with particular meanings for me.

Firstly, Monet Impression, Sunrise.  I've always loved Monet's paintings and this print was given to me by my grandmother for my 18th birthday.



And Manet, A Bar at the Folies Bergere.  We once had a meal in a pub which had this print on the wall and I was fascinated by the reflection in it.  A few years later I bought my own copy.



The next is a numbered print SM bought himself before we were married, John Brunsdon Autumn.



This is a painting I bought SM from a local art exhibition when we were still living in a village in south Gloucestershire, of a local landmark, the Tyndale monument.



And an aerial photograph of the village we lived in which our son gave us.



An autographed photo of Andrew Scott (one of two SM has)



A poster of Julius Caesar with Sam Troughton as Brutus (the role I first saw him in)



And two posters of the Crucible, with Richard Armitage as John Proctor.  Guess which one is in our living room and which in the bedroom!

 
 

Comments

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Oh my goodness! That's a lot! All very interesting! I don't think I could handle having Andrew Scott on the wall; he has some odd effects on my subconscious.

[smallhobbit]

That's less than half of what we've got. Yes, you might have problems with Andrew Scott, so far he's been well-behaved - no doubt due to all the company he's keeping ;)

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Heh, heh. That's a fic idea, too. Where a portrait of someone/something on the wall behaves because the other pictures on the wall keep it in line. Maybe you should do a Baker Street Museum ficlet where a portrait of Mrs. Hudson keeps putting out fires that the portrait of Holmes keeps lighting (or something).

[smallhobbit]

That's hilarious! I like it a lot :)

[moth2fic]

That was a lovely post! I ought to do this but I haven't really time and also some of my 'best' pictures were lost in the fire so what's left, while good, is a bit hit and miss. Still, I shall consider it.

[smallhobbit]

Thank you. I thought there would be only a few pictures, but then there were so many with memories which I wanted to include.

[squidgiepdx]

> A Bar at the Folies Bergere

OMG, this is my FAVORITE painting of all time!

I went to London as a present to myself when I hit 21. This was before the fall of the Soviet Union, and flights between London and Japan/Korea would stop in Anchorage, so it wasn't uncommon to get a flight to London for cheap. I think I paid $210 round trip (less than $500 today) and went. I went to galleries during the day and plays at night. And the day that I walked into the museum where this painting is, I swear I stood there, dumbfounded, for like two hours. It's wonderful here, but even more captivating in real life.

[smallhobbit]

Oh, wow! It is a stunning painting.

Going to galleries during the day and plays at night is what I should be doing this August, but it isn't to be - I've done this for the last four or five years. Next year, I will be back!

[corvidology]

I'm just not sure which one is in the bedroom. :D

We have an RSC poster on the wall as well only it's Steadman's illustration for Macbeth.

[smallhobbit]

The RSC did make some good posters - I've always liked mine - and not just for the actor.

[rusty_armour]

You've got some wonderful pictures on your walls! It's great that they all have some particular meaning for you, such as the print that your grandmother gave you or that aerial photo from your son. I really like the way that these photos say something about you and your family's history.

Somehow, I'm not surprised that you have theatre posters and that one autographed photo of Andrew Scott. *g*

[smallhobbit]

We have a lot of pictures, but the ones I selected really do have meanings above what can be seen. I don't think anyone will be surprised at the theatre posters, but they do bring back some very happy memories.

[aome]

I really love the first two pieces, especially. Thank you for sharing!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you - a couple of masterpieces :)

[luthienberen]

What a lovely selection of pictures! My favourite is the one with the Tyndale monument. The peaceful countryside, appeals to me.:D

[smallhobbit]

Thank you. I'm delighted you liked that picture - definitely in the middle of the Gloucestershire countryside.

[margaret_r]

What lovely pictures! I particularly like the Monet and the Manet. I think I can guess which Crucible poster is in the bedroom, well I know which one I'd have in the bedroom*g*

[smallhobbit]

Thank you. I've always been a fan of the Impressionists so I'm happy to have prints on the walls.

Yes, he faces me when I'm sitting in bed!

[debriswoman]

Truly fascinating...what a great idea for a post:-)

[smallhobbit]

Yes, I thought I'd just about manage it and then when I started looking around (we have a lot of pictures) it became what was I leaving out, rather than what I was including.