so this is me getting my portrait sketched at the spanish steps
i didn't think the chin was quite right until i looked at photos of myself and noticed that i actually DO hold my chin like that sometimes!
i think he did a great job with my hair, given that it hadn't seen a blowdryer in over 20 thousand miles and a week!
i don't remember how much it cost, but it did take a while and he didn't like me figetting (i'm a fidget)
i DID get it home in one piece and really should think about getting it mounted and/or framed!
i googled my heart out but couldn't find out why there are so many artists at the top of the steps, but i did discover the following:
the spanish steps are also known as 'the stairs of the trinity of the mountains' and were built in 1723, and rise from the piazza di spagna (spanish square)
in 1985, crowds thronged the piazza to protest the opening of italy's first mcdonalds
(and so they should, i mean - does maccers have to be EVERYWHERE? really?)
oh, and one more thing...
when a bunch of red roses is thrust into your hands and you're told they're free...
don't believe him...
COZ THEY'RE NOT!!!
i didn't think the chin was quite right until i looked at photos of myself and noticed that i actually DO hold my chin like that sometimes!
i think he did a great job with my hair, given that it hadn't seen a blowdryer in over 20 thousand miles and a week!
i don't remember how much it cost, but it did take a while and he didn't like me figetting (i'm a fidget)
i DID get it home in one piece and really should think about getting it mounted and/or framed!
i googled my heart out but couldn't find out why there are so many artists at the top of the steps, but i did discover the following:
the spanish steps are also known as 'the stairs of the trinity of the mountains' and were built in 1723, and rise from the piazza di spagna (spanish square)
in 1985, crowds thronged the piazza to protest the opening of italy's first mcdonalds
(and so they should, i mean - does maccers have to be EVERYWHERE? really?)
oh, and one more thing...
when a bunch of red roses is thrust into your hands and you're told they're free...
don't believe him...
COZ THEY'RE NOT!!!
19 comments:
you look like a movie star sitting there!! how fun!
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That looks amazing! I hope you find a lovely frame for that.
that's so cool! Thanks for the little history lesson too - I just love info like that. Your portrait looks great, I definitely think you should frame it!
Love the umbrella!
ooooo, I think that sketch is pretty good! And omg, lol on the roses! ha ha ha! You're funny!
OMG, is different portrait. You looks fantastic.
Stopping from Seven Clown Circus
You must show us the finished drawing!
That "free" roses thing drove me nuts. Even when I tried to shove them back, those guys kept up the act. Yuck.
How amazing! It looks like a lovely portrait!
Very cool!
so funny - I was looking for a photo the other day and ran across a photo of me sitting on those very steps - 10 years ago!!
THat is really a cool picture of you getting your portrait done!!
I agree with Alicia! I don't know which I like better - the portrait, or the picture of you having the portrait done...
How neat! It looks like a beautiful portrait.
I had that done in Paris once. I didn't think it really looked like me but I bought it anyhow.
You're adorable!
What a neat photo! I would love to have that done! Thanks for sharing the history stuff, too!
What a cool thing to have to remember:-)
What a great post and great memory to bring home.
How cool! I've always wanted to get my picture drawn, but I'm always to terribly upset with the pictures taken of me that I don't want to end up with a bad drawing!
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