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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" media="screen" href="/~d/styles/atom10full.xsl"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearch/1.1/" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" gd:etag="W/&quot;DE8MQXw9cSp7ImA9WxJVGEs.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297359617553018351</id><updated>2009-07-06T00:54:40.269-07:00</updated><title>Family Portrait Paintings</title><subtitle type="html">Family Portrait Paintings : Visit Portrayers for Perfect Family Portrait Paintings. We also provide quality Portrait Paintings and hand made portraits from photos.</subtitle><link rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://familyportraitpaintings.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://familyportraitpaintings.blogspot.com/" /><author><name>Anuj Gupta</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17391840253971978268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version="7.00" uri="http://www.blogger.com">Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>10</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><link rel="self" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/familyportraitpaintings" type="application/atom+xml" /><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;Ck8ARH45fSp7ImA9WxRQFEk.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297359617553018351.post-3945683832073802694</id><published>2008-10-07T21:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-07T21:40:45.025-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2008-10-07T21:40:45.025-07:00</app:edited><title>Difference between Commission Portrait Artists and other artists</title><content type="html">&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.portrayers.com"&gt;Portrait commission&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;can be done if you want to turn your favorite photographs into charismatic oil paintings. By commissioning a portrait, you can capture your beautiful memories in the most colorful manner, for a lifetime.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, not all artists can create equally beautiful and elegant portraits from photographs. The commission portrait artists are the most suitable ones for creating portraits from photographs. The portraits created by them have a completely different look from the ones created by other artists. The &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.portrayers.com"&gt;commission portrait artists&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;specialize in their field and know how to use each and every color, brush stroke and other painting techniques, to make the portraits look like a complete copy of the photographs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While commissioning a portrait, the commission portrait artists give emphasis to even the minutest detail, which the other artists might simply miss out. This characteristic distinguishes portrait paintings created by them from the paintings created by other artists.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you want to &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.portrayers.com"&gt;commission a portrait&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; and are looking for a talented and experienced commission portrait artist, you can contact www.portrayers.com for further details.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8297359617553018351-3945683832073802694?l=familyportraitpaintings.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8297359617553018351/posts/default/3945683832073802694?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8297359617553018351/posts/default/3945683832073802694?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/familyportraitpaintings/~3/UFo3ukuCgoo/difference-between-commission-portrait.html" title="Difference between Commission Portrait Artists and other artists" /><author><name>Anuj Gupta</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17391840253971978268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty name="OpenSocialUserId" value="16082448620911044259" /></author><feedburner:origLink>http://familyportraitpaintings.blogspot.com/2008/10/difference-between-commission-portrait.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;CkIEQHc4cSp7ImA9WxRRF0g.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297359617553018351.post-4129548250862866217</id><published>2008-09-29T21:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-29T21:55:01.939-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2008-09-29T21:55:01.939-07:00</app:edited><title>Portrait Paintings – Pieces of art worth owning</title><content type="html">&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.portrayers.com"&gt;Portrait paintings&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;are one of the most popular forms of art. Creating sketches of persons, complete in likeness, is a skill which only a few artists possess. Portraits created by such artists are definitely pieces of art worth owning.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The portrait paintings created by portrait artists are different from portraits created by other artists. The &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;portrait artists&lt;/span&gt; know the significance of even the minutest detail in a portrait painting. Therefore, they pay special attention to the small details of their subjects. This makes the portraits created by them look livelier than other ordinary portraits.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Portrait artists can create both live portraits as well as photo portrait paintings for you. All that matters are the affects of shade and light. Therefore, if you want to &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.portrayers.com"&gt;commission a portrait&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; from a photograph, be sure you select a photo which is bright and taken in proper light. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you want to find a portrait artist who can create portraits for you in the most beautiful and lively manner, you can approach Portrayers - Online. For more information on portraits and &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.portrayers.com"&gt;expert portrait artists&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, visit &lt;a href="http://www.portrayers.com"&gt;www.portrayers.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8297359617553018351-4129548250862866217?l=familyportraitpaintings.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8297359617553018351/posts/default/4129548250862866217?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8297359617553018351/posts/default/4129548250862866217?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/familyportraitpaintings/~3/pAfouL0fiQ8/portrait-paintings-pieces-of-art-worth.html" title="Portrait Paintings – Pieces of art worth owning" /><author><name>Anuj Gupta</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17391840253971978268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty name="OpenSocialUserId" value="16082448620911044259" /></author><feedburner:origLink>http://familyportraitpaintings.blogspot.com/2008/09/portrait-paintings-pieces-of-art-worth.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;DUcHQHw4eCp7ImA9WxRREUk.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297359617553018351.post-228434829425304214</id><published>2008-09-22T22:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-22T22:17:11.230-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2008-09-22T22:17:11.230-07:00</app:edited><title>Portrait Paintings – Reflecting true-life emotions</title><content type="html">While creating &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.portrayers.com"&gt;portrait paintings&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, every artist uses all those brush strokes and vibrant colors, which can make the portraits, reflect true-life emotions.  The artists try to put down their subjects on the canvas as precisely as possible, so that the portrait looks like an exact replica of the individual.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For an individual, portrait paintings represent the creativity, efforts and talent of an artist. But for an artist, creating a portrait is a challenge to capture the thoughts and emotions of an individual, in the perfect way. The &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.portrayers.com"&gt;portrait&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;needs to reflect the emotions through the eyes, smile and other expressions of the subject.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Every artist cannot create true-life portrait paintings. There are artists who specialize in creating portrait painting and their specialization is well reflected through their works. The portraits created by them, just cannot miss to catch the attention, of any person passing by.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you want to &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.portrayers.com"&gt;find a portrait artist&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, the internet is the best place for your search. You will find many websites from where you can get your portraits created by some of the expert portrait artists.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To get your portraits created by some of the most talented portrait artists, you can visit &lt;a href="http://www.portrayers.com"&gt;www.portrayers.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8297359617553018351-228434829425304214?l=familyportraitpaintings.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8297359617553018351/posts/default/228434829425304214?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8297359617553018351/posts/default/228434829425304214?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/familyportraitpaintings/~3/WbAmv1AFAkY/portrait-paintings-reflecting-true-life.html" title="Portrait Paintings – Reflecting true-life emotions" /><author><name>Anuj Gupta</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17391840253971978268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty name="OpenSocialUserId" value="16082448620911044259" /></author><feedburner:origLink>http://familyportraitpaintings.blogspot.com/2008/09/portrait-paintings-reflecting-true-life.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;DUYAQno7eCp7ImA9WxRSF0w.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297359617553018351.post-2684111479882160941</id><published>2008-09-17T22:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-17T22:52:23.400-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2008-09-17T22:52:23.400-07:00</app:edited><title>Find a portrait artist on the internet</title><content type="html">&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Portrait paintings &lt;/span&gt;are art forms which every art lover wants to own. But every artist cannot create portraits with the perfect look. Therefore, many a times, people are not satisfied with their portraits, when completed. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To get the best portrait made, it is very important that you first &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.portrayers.com"&gt;find a portrait artist&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; who can create your portrait in the best possible way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are some artists who specialize in creating portrait paintings. No matter, whether you want live portraits or photo portraits, the portrait artists can create the best portraits for you. The portraits created by these artists contain elements which give them a real look and make them look different from the others. The &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.portrayers.com"&gt;portrait artists &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;closely study every detail of their subject and give the portraits the perfect look. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find many portrait artists on the internet. You can also check out their works on their websites.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you want to approach a professional and expert portrait artist for getting your &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;portrait paintings&lt;/span&gt; created, you can visit &lt;a href="http://www.portrayers.com"&gt;www.portrayers.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8297359617553018351-2684111479882160941?l=familyportraitpaintings.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8297359617553018351/posts/default/2684111479882160941?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8297359617553018351/posts/default/2684111479882160941?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/familyportraitpaintings/~3/NUK8sXA7xow/find-portrait-artist-on-internet.html" title="Find a portrait artist on the internet" /><author><name>Anuj Gupta</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17391840253971978268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty name="OpenSocialUserId" value="16082448620911044259" /></author><feedburner:origLink>http://familyportraitpaintings.blogspot.com/2008/09/find-portrait-artist-on-internet.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;DU8HSH84fip7ImA9WxRSFEg.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297359617553018351.post-933063592619771054</id><published>2008-09-14T22:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-14T22:50:39.136-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2008-09-14T22:50:39.136-07:00</app:edited><title>Portrait Paintings – A medium of expression</title><content type="html">The portrait paintings which reflect emotions, through the features and gestures of the individual portrayed, are considered to be the best portraits. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Artists have to put in a lot of effort for creating &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.portrayers.com"&gt;beautiful portrait paintings&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;. Creating portraits are not as same as creating other paintings of landscapes or other objects. The artists have to devote a lot of time and need to possess special artistic skills to give the portrait paintings a perfect finishing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Portrait paintings&lt;/span&gt; highlights the features of individuals and say a lot about them through the expression captured in the painting. Therefore, while creating a portrait of an individual, an artist needs to first study the characteristics of the person and then put them down on the canvas in the best possible way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The artists need to use the perfect shades of colors and brush strokes to fill the portrait paintings with life. The &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.portrayers.com"&gt;portraits&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; should look real and should be able to draw the attention of one and all. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you want to get your portrait made by an expert artist, you can visit &lt;a href="http://www.portrayers.com"&gt;www.portrayers.com&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8297359617553018351-933063592619771054?l=familyportraitpaintings.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8297359617553018351/posts/default/933063592619771054?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8297359617553018351/posts/default/933063592619771054?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/familyportraitpaintings/~3/_EwKvlSw1E0/portrait-paintings-medium-of-expression.html" title="Portrait Paintings – A medium of expression" /><author><name>Anuj Gupta</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17391840253971978268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty name="OpenSocialUserId" value="16082448620911044259" /></author><feedburner:origLink>http://familyportraitpaintings.blogspot.com/2008/09/portrait-paintings-medium-of-expression.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;A0cNQH09eSp7ImA9WxRTGEo.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297359617553018351.post-7129403837553854399</id><published>2008-09-04T23:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-08T06:04:51.361-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2008-09-08T06:04:51.361-07:00</app:edited><title>Maintain your Portrait Paintings and let them look beautiful forever</title><content type="html">Portrait paintings are valuable assets and not just decorative items to bring elegance to your home or office interior. Therefore, if you are the proud owner of some &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.portrayers.com"&gt;beautiful portrait paintings&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, or are planning to get some for yourself soon, you should maintain them and preserve them for your future generations.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many people choose to display portrait paintings to give a new look to their office or living rooms. But many times, people remove the portraits from the walls as they fade out or get spoilt with time. People believe that the elegance of their portraits fade out with time as poor quality products might have been used to make the portrait. But this is not true. If you want your portrait paintings to look elegant and beautiful forever, you need to take good care of them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are some tips which can help you to maintain your &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.portrayers.com"&gt;portrait paintings&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; and keep them looking beautiful for ages:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1) It is necessary that the portrait paintings are protected from dust. Therefore, it should be framed well and also dusted at regular intervals. &lt;br /&gt;2)Next, it should not be exposed to direct sunlight and too much light. Exposure to excess light might lead to the fading out of the colors. &lt;br /&gt;3)Changing temperatures also have an effect on the painting materials. Therefore, they should be hanged in rooms where the temperatures remain almost the same every time. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, if you want your &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.portrayers.com"&gt;favorite portrait painting&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; to look beautiful tomorrow, start taking care of it today.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8297359617553018351-7129403837553854399?l=familyportraitpaintings.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8297359617553018351/posts/default/7129403837553854399?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8297359617553018351/posts/default/7129403837553854399?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/familyportraitpaintings/~3/VxvHIV-jGII/maintain-your-portrait-paintings-and.html" title="Maintain your Portrait Paintings and let them look beautiful forever" /><author><name>Anuj Gupta</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17391840253971978268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty name="OpenSocialUserId" value="16082448620911044259" /></author><feedburner:origLink>http://familyportraitpaintings.blogspot.com/2008/09/maintain-your-portrait-paintings-and.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;DE4HRnYycCp7ImA9WxRTEkk.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297359617553018351.post-6272294693966588050</id><published>2008-08-31T22:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-31T22:28:57.898-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2008-08-31T22:28:57.898-07:00</app:edited><title>Decorate your house with Portrait Paintings</title><content type="html">It will be a great idea to decorate your home walls with beautiful portrait paintings of your family members and loved ones. &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Portrait paintings&lt;/span&gt; generally portray the face of people. But people also get portraits of their complete body made.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;portrait paintings &lt;/span&gt;are great decorative pieces which give new look to your room walls. These portraits can also be preserved for future generations. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The portrait paintings painted by good artists, have a very fine finishing and look like photographs. In the portraits, the features of an individual are emphasized by the artist so that they look lively. However, if the individual, whose &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.portrayers.com"&gt;portrait&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; is being made, wants the artists to do slight changes, it is possible.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are many websites on the internet from where you can get &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.portrayers.com"&gt;portrait paintings&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; of your loved ones made at very reasonable prices. If you are in search of such website, simply visit &lt;a href="http://www.portrayers.com"&gt;www.portrayers.com &lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8297359617553018351-6272294693966588050?l=familyportraitpaintings.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8297359617553018351/posts/default/6272294693966588050?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8297359617553018351/posts/default/6272294693966588050?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/familyportraitpaintings/~3/JmqDh1_4cJA/decorate-your-house-with-portrait.html" title="Decorate your house with Portrait Paintings" /><author><name>Anuj Gupta</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17391840253971978268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty name="OpenSocialUserId" value="16082448620911044259" /></author><feedburner:origLink>http://familyportraitpaintings.blogspot.com/2008/08/decorate-your-house-with-portrait.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;A0YNQn06cCp7ImA9WxRTGEo.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297359617553018351.post-9124259264444972177</id><published>2008-08-27T04:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-08T06:06:33.318-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2008-09-08T06:06:33.318-07:00</app:edited><title>Capture beautiful memories in a Portrait Commission</title><content type="html">&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Commission a portrait&lt;/span&gt; from your favorite photograph and capture the memories it carries in a beautiful painting. By commissioning a portrait you can keep certain memories fresh forever and use the portrait for decorating your house and office as well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can commission a &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.portrayers.com"&gt;portrait&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; for gifting it to your loved ones too. It fact, it will be a perfect birthday and anniversary gift. Nowadays, you will find many websites which can commission a portrait for you and fill life in it, at reasonable prices.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While choosing a website or &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.portrayers.com/"&gt;commission portrait artists&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, you need to be very careful. The website or the artist you choose should be efficient as well as experienced. The portrait they create for you should not only look beautiful, but should be able to stand the test of time as well. The artist should have creative imagination so that he can add the missing elements to the portrait for making it beautiful.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you want to &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.portrayers.com/"&gt;commission a portrait&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, you can approach Portrayers - Online.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8297359617553018351-9124259264444972177?l=familyportraitpaintings.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8297359617553018351/posts/default/9124259264444972177?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8297359617553018351/posts/default/9124259264444972177?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/familyportraitpaintings/~3/c35zL5C4zrA/capture-beautiful-memories-in-portrait.html" title="Capture beautiful memories in a Portrait Commission" /><author><name>Anuj Gupta</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17391840253971978268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty name="OpenSocialUserId" value="16082448620911044259" /></author><feedburner:origLink>http://familyportraitpaintings.blogspot.com/2008/08/capture-beautiful-memories-in-portrait.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;A0UDQXkzfCp7ImA9WxRTGEo.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297359617553018351.post-1855469728605874283</id><published>2008-08-19T22:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-08T06:07:50.784-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2008-09-08T06:07:50.784-07:00</app:edited><title>Portrait of Oil painting</title><content type="html">In the past, when photography was not popular, oil painting was one of the most popular means for &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.portrayers.com/"&gt;family portraits&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, used to preserve images of their near and dear ones for future generations. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oil painting portraits were not only popular because it was used for making personal images but also because it was used as a decorative medium to decorate homes and offices. Mona Lisa, made by the Italian artist Leonardo Da Vinci long back in the early 1500s, is most probably the most famous &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.portrayers.com"&gt;oil painting portrait&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oil Painting Portraits, which were made centuries back are so beautiful that they continue to amaze us even today. At present times, oil painting portraits have become affordable. Therefore, you can buy them to either gift it to someone or simply decorate your home and office with it. You can also get an oil painting portrait of your choice made by an artist. The artist will require a few weeks time to complete your &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.portrayers.com/"&gt;portrait&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; of oil painting and deliver it to you.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8297359617553018351-1855469728605874283?l=familyportraitpaintings.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8297359617553018351/posts/default/1855469728605874283?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8297359617553018351/posts/default/1855469728605874283?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/familyportraitpaintings/~3/g5pSTEEpk_U/portrait-of-oil-painting.html" title="Portrait of Oil painting" /><author><name>Anuj Gupta</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17391840253971978268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty name="OpenSocialUserId" value="16082448620911044259" /></author><feedburner:origLink>http://familyportraitpaintings.blogspot.com/2008/08/portrait-of-oil-painting.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;AkIGSHgzeSp7ImA9WxdbFE4.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297359617553018351.post-2958295786210000861</id><published>2008-08-11T00:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-11T00:08:49.681-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2008-08-11T00:08:49.681-07:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Portrait Paintings" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Oil Paintings" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Family Portrait Paintings" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Family Portraits" /><title>Family portrait paintings –  A perfect gift</title><content type="html">&lt;p style="margin-top: 0.07in; margin-bottom: 0.07in;" align="justify"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Family portrait paintings&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt; forms the&lt;/span&gt; perfect&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;gift for special persons on their special occasions such as anniversaries, birthdays, etc. Family portraits not only presents the talent of an artist  but also presents the knot of love and affection which keeps the entire family tied together.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;span style=""&gt;Family portrait paintings&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;are generally made on the special occasions like weddings and festivals, i.e. when the entire family gets together for celebrations. If you are also planning for a family get together and desire to get a family portrait done, there are certain things you need to consider.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0.07in; margin-bottom: 0.07in;" align="left"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Family&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.portrayers.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"&gt;&lt;u&gt;portrait paintings&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.portrayers.com/"&gt; &lt;/a&gt;can be made on different textures. You need to decide on the type of texture, according to their preferences. You can get your family portrait transformed into an oil painting also. It will give your family portrait a classical and traditional look.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0.07in; margin-bottom: 0.07in;" align="left"&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0.07in; margin-bottom: 0.07in;" align="justify"&gt;Next, you need to decide upon the best time to get the &lt;span style=""&gt;family portrait paintings &lt;/span&gt;done. The best time is generally during festivals and other occasions when the entire family gather for celebrations. You can also get a missing member added to your family portrait by simply providing a photograph of the person to the artist.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="margin-top: 0.07in; margin-bottom: 0.07in;" align="justify"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.portrayers.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;b&gt;Family portrait paintings&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; capture few precious moments which are spent together by a family. Therefore it is an invaluable investment and a precious gift to keep the remembering of a special occasion.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8297359617553018351-2958295786210000861?l=familyportraitpaintings.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8297359617553018351/posts/default/2958295786210000861?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8297359617553018351/posts/default/2958295786210000861?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/familyportraitpaintings/~3/-J3fLLWbQ-o/family-portrait-paintings-perfect-gift.html" title="Family portrait paintings –  A perfect gift" /><author><name>Anuj Gupta</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17391840253971978268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty name="OpenSocialUserId" value="16082448620911044259" /></author><feedburner:origLink>http://familyportraitpaintings.blogspot.com/2008/08/family-portrait-paintings-perfect-gift.html</feedburner:origLink></entry></feed>
