Miscellaneous What's on the Wall?

[Grumps]

Here are two more my grandmother did. The first was rescued from my folks' basement; where things went to decompose. A forgotten piece that brings me joy whenever I see it on the wall:

This next one hung in my father's office for decades, and yeah, it's me. My grandmother used a polaroid for inspiration. She did another of one of my sisters that was in his office as well and the polaroid shots had been taped to the corner of the frames for all those years. My sister has hers now, as I have mine:

 

[ESJohn]

Family portrait (professionally reproduced, enlarged and framed) from my wife's side of the family. Late 19th century, probably between 1880-1890.
Her great-great grandmother is in the center. The great-great aunt to the left of her with the deformed hand earned a living as a seamstress. We have one of the dresses that she made which features one cuff that is 1/2" wider than the other.

 

[Dr G]

Painted by David Gary Suazo of Taos Pueblo. It started as a painting of his grandmother’s home at the pueblo and featured a random roaming dog. I shared some images of our family pets and he incorporated them into the painting - that Nadine on the left, Kula on the right, and Luna C on the wall.

 

[Dr G]

Also by David Gary Suazo - this one has sand incorporated in the paint for texture - approximately 60” tall.

 

[Tenor Viol]

I have a musical themed piece of art on the wall on the landing - it catches the sun early morning

 

[Tonehole]

I have a few I enjoy but this is one of my favourites, gifted to me years ago when I was in Japan.
Screen Print on silk background.
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[Dr G]

Self portrait in pastels by my daughter when she wss in third grade.

 

[thomsax]

Canvas, depending on what’s on it (oil, acrylic, watercolor) may or may not be permeable. If not, it’s somewhat reflective. If by chance it’s permeable, then stuffing some rockwool behind it could effectively turn it into a 1”-2” thick sound panel which is ok for reducing just the highest reflections. But for absorbing any of the mid to lower frequencies, you need more mass/thickness. Once you get into bass frequencies, you’re talking 6”-12”, pretty unrealistic for most domestic spaces.

If you find the room is too live/loud, then the best bang for your sound-treatment buck is to treat the ceiling. I have 6” of rockwool on my whole ceiling and I almost didn’t have to do anything else. Even before putting anything on the walls, it was quiet and my acoustic measurements were near perfect. It records wonderfully. Can’t see in your photos if it’s an option for your space, but let me know if you’re interested for more information. Honestly I was amazed at the results I got from such little effort!
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When I started to renovated the small house, "woodshed", it had three functions. On third was brewing-/wash house, the second third was carpentry workshop/joinery and the last third was woodshed. The condition of the house was terrible. I decided to take down all the inner walls and to make one big room out of it. Lots of work. It's wood in the celling, walls and floor. No isolations and it's just the floor that have some protection (painting). No isolation. This is a room with a voice.

I like to make paintings a little more adlib. Here is a panting of a cigarette smoking fisherman from Kåseberga. A gift from my grandfather. I think it was 1960 or 1961 when an olive green Volvo Duett drove into the yard. The painter took out paintings and leaned them against the car. My grandpa asked me it I wanted a painting. I picked the fisherman and the painting has been with me ever since. For some years ago I discovered a hole in the fishermans sou'west. I covered to hole with a Partisan Tirana pin. Too valuable to hang in the woodshed så it hang in the house.

 

[DeSaxo]

We have a number of paintings by friends and local artists; my father-in-law's architectural drawings too. This one is of my greatgrandfather painted by a known artist in Beverley, Fred Elwell, in 1911 (my family and the Elwells were friends). It measures about 40x 48 ins and it is almost like having him around. We all bid him 'good morning'....!

 

[PigSquealer]

I’m thinking of redecorating. Should I buy this ?

 

[Colin the Bear]

Nah nah.
You can have this one for free. 🍌

 

[Tonehole]

Hanging over where my electric piano was before renovations. The picture is still in the same place but the piano is gone! Sold to help pay for the renovations! A yard sale snag $5.00 at 48" long. Will eventually make it to my someday studio.

 

[Targa]

I’m thinking of redecorating. Should I buy this ?
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Only if it is a Warhol original for The Velvet Underground.

 

[PigSquealer]

Oil on canvas behind our baby grand piano. Painting by my mother in law from mid ‘60s. About 24 x 48” with gold gilt frame.

 

[PigSquealer]

Another by M-I-L, oil on canvas dated 1969. Probably painted from a photograph taken in France or Italy on vacation.
The painting was done while living in Mexico City just a short walk from this landmark.

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16”x 32”, gold gilt frame.

 

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[Ivan]

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