tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post7233393380572915615..comments2024-03-25T21:19:01.129-04:00Comments on About My Doll Houses: The Ancestor PortraitsDaydreamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-2518992815215587202012-10-22T19:28:24.594-04:002012-10-22T19:28:24.594-04:00Oh this is amazing! I have no doubt that you would...Oh this is amazing! I have no doubt that you would know that your little homesteaders would have accurate portrait art. Most people would hope we would overlook, but you knew that it mattered. I love their tiny faces, so perfectly rendered. Holbein would be honored. I know that I love most of all to see my personal favorite, the patient survivor Anne of Cleves, as a woodland inhabitant. Bravo, Betsey!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05065689076495630286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-56406483208672679582012-10-21T15:47:10.627-04:002012-10-21T15:47:10.627-04:00Your portraits are just lovely!Your portraits are just lovely!Lucy Coleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10655365189089568562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-40668117609736368902012-10-18T12:33:45.727-04:002012-10-18T12:33:45.727-04:00They're just perfect. What an inspired idea ...They're just perfect. What an inspired idea to turn masterpieces into "creature features" - I love it and it's only when you have that wall in your hand, am I reminded just how small this property is!Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05182285759059917550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-7926705966996187752012-10-16T19:38:33.103-04:002012-10-16T19:38:33.103-04:00As usual, your skill with a paintbrush is truley a...As usual, your skill with a paintbrush is truley awe inspiring.Alennkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15177190501199984083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-67215182629742985202012-10-16T13:46:34.263-04:002012-10-16T13:46:34.263-04:00Believe it or not - but at the very beginning of y...Believe it or not - but at the very beginning of your post I was wondering "Human Beings? Does this fit for Betsy's project?" You were right to turn them into "creatures" although it may be hard to recognize once everything is fixed - but YOU would have been thinking about this all the time... ;O) And of course it was a great opportunity for using your impressive skills in miniature painting. You've worked another miracle!<br /><br />Greetings<br />Birgit BiWuBärhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16624262663621307478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-85195868068849590592012-10-16T10:48:44.760-04:002012-10-16T10:48:44.760-04:00Amazing. Weren't you smart to realize that the...Amazing. Weren't you smart to realize that the folks living in this tiny world were themselves tiny, and not human! How are you going to make the mouse dolls? I guess we won't have to worry about that for a year or two, anyway - <br />What room comes next?<br />Lots of love,<br />MomHarriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08607850290415958747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-81004556742187090962012-10-16T08:50:30.007-04:002012-10-16T08:50:30.007-04:00Betsy, what shall I say that the others haven'...Betsy, what shall I say that the others haven't already said ???<br />I LOVE THEM !!!! and you are great ! Rosannarosannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760301976359983285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-23019979113678990682012-10-16T08:37:26.022-04:002012-10-16T08:37:26.022-04:00Thanks for sharing all these details. It is very i...Thanks for sharing all these details. It is very interesting to see how the pieces came in every environment of your project. ;)<br />hugsElianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02261456088617348850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-67250820958425801052012-10-16T08:11:05.299-04:002012-10-16T08:11:05.299-04:00Hello Betsy,
I am in awe of your talent. you manag...Hello Betsy,<br />I am in awe of your talent. you manage to make real any idea you come up with. They are just wonderful and so weell done. Your skills are very impressive. They add just the right touch to the library. they make a warm onviting room even more so. Theya re just the right size and I think you can tell they are not human when looking into the room. Fantastic job Betsy...there is just nos topping you, is there.<br />big hug <br />GiacGiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04823654482564548862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-11077921801451365702012-10-16T07:24:48.883-04:002012-10-16T07:24:48.883-04:00Dear Betsy, your instincts were just right, the wo...Dear Betsy, your instincts were just right, the wonderful portraits you have created add the warmth of habitation. The past is always present, and these ancestors guard over their successors. <br />Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09761714890586496621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-54047730050349384882012-10-16T04:59:29.126-04:002012-10-16T04:59:29.126-04:00Hi Betsy! This is really awesome work, the family ...Hi Betsy! This is really awesome work, the family Mouse must have very important "ancestors" when they have their own portraits on the wall in the library, love that idea :D!! <br />So mouses of 1,5 cm = 15 mm = 0,591 inch? If that is correct, please, send me an email, Betsy. My mailaddress is under the header of my blog.<br />Hugs, IlonaIlonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01325745983964748534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-6992722346775245202012-10-16T03:34:39.139-04:002012-10-16T03:34:39.139-04:00Great work! I can't even begin to imagine how ...Great work! I can't even begin to imagine how you can paint details so small. I love your work.<br />Hugs, DroraDrora's minimundohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03121137317566476061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-17727732610892594612012-10-16T02:46:19.121-04:002012-10-16T02:46:19.121-04:00Shrink me! Shrink me! I want to live there! Betsy!...Shrink me! Shrink me! I want to live there! Betsy! You're Impossible! How can you paint such a teeny pictures??? AWESOME! FANTASTIC! Can I go there at least for hoildays, please?The Old Maidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06702109878437377286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-1462975458568287262012-10-16T01:58:13.906-04:002012-10-16T01:58:13.906-04:00Even if we wouldn't notice they are not human....Even if we wouldn't notice they are not human...you know they are not and that is what counts ;-)<br />But now we also now they are not portraits of humans...I can never see them otherwise again...you're so talented!!<br />The paintings are amazing!Margriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05191034037648590645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-51802969543843390702012-10-16T01:06:51.231-04:002012-10-16T01:06:51.231-04:00You are a GREAT artist to be able to make these TI...You are a GREAT artist to be able to make these TINY lovely paintings!!La Belle Brigantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11890978568551776703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-7768149382342336442012-10-15T23:32:09.873-04:002012-10-15T23:32:09.873-04:00Betsy...did I ever tell you that you are magic LOL...Betsy...did I ever tell you that you are magic LOL. Brilliant, your portraits are perfect for the library. I can't wait to see more, it is such a treat to check blogs before bed and see your amazing work.<br /><br />Hugs,<br />VictoriaDark Squirrel Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522746644842919109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-80556007210569287192012-10-15T22:53:01.707-04:002012-10-15T22:53:01.707-04:00Your Ancestral Portraits are di-voon Betsy, and no...Your Ancestral Portraits are di-voon Betsy, and no, they should not (and do not) look too human. I have some shirt-tale relatives (that might as well have lived in a Hollow Tree), but they had no where near the grand panache of your ethereal, arboreal inhabitants. Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10792529272804861727noreply@blogger.com