I am so proud to share this ‘baby’ of mine, no pun intended. This project was in my heart for a while, but I didn’t have time to do it the way I wanted to. So, thanks to the slowing down of my life, and mostly in my head, I finally can present this to you. This is Boy and Rabbit, 1814 by great Henry Raeburn, which I saw a while ago and wanted to create a similar photograph in the same style. It wasn’t as easy as I thought it would be.
At first I had to find the outfit. Ellie Pomianowski with EDIFY – Costumes and Set Design for Photography and Events helped me with this problem! She is awesome, she did everything for me, down to the smallest details!Ellie, thank you SO SO MUCH! 🙂
Then I had to find a rabbit… That took longer than I thought!! Thanks to Lisa with Painted Oaks Academy who let me borrow her precious bunny Pudding 🙂 Which matched pretty well! Then I had to let my son’s hair grow… So a couple of months later everything was ready!
Here is my version of this portrait. 
Again, was much harder then I thought.. The bunny didn’t want to stay still, my son didn’t want to stay still! I tried to match the light too, which didn’t want to stay still 😛 But other than that I am happy. What do you think?
P.S. And a little teaser – I had to create a painting with my beautiful daughter too, so stay tuned, it is almost done.
P.P.S. My son got his haircut the next day. Now he looks like a boy again 🙂
April 25, 2013, 9:45 pm
I think your version speak to me a little better, and not because I know you and love you, but because Motya’s eyes are more expressive and because bunny looks more real. However, the original version reflects in it the olden days…while your VERY SKILLFUL and ARTISTIC version shows that it didn’t happen that long ago. (just my two cents).
April 25, 2013, 10:02 pm
Vikulya, I love you! Thank you dear! There is no way I am competing here, I am mimicking the best I can. That you for your comment, you are too sweet 🙂
April 26, 2013, 12:02 am
I can see you in 10-15 years time showing this photo to Motya’s girlfriend, while Motya’s saying, “Momma, c’mon, stop it” 🙂 Then in 10 more years he will be showing to his kids and saying, “My beautiful momma did it.” 🙂
April 25, 2013, 10:16 pm
Wow, нет слов- очередной шедевр!
April 25, 2013, 10:16 pm
Violeta, spasibo, dorogaya!! 🙂
April 25, 2013, 10:47 pm
Yours is better :-p
April 25, 2013, 10:47 pm
Yeah, right Jef 😛 But thank you 🙂
April 25, 2013, 11:05 pm
OoooMyyyGoodness! HolyCrap! What a Masterpiece Creation! Speechless!,,, but at the same time, can’t hold myself to express my “Wauuuuuuuu…”moment! And I am agreed w/Vicky: your version much better,..much more alive so to speak,..and Yes! Yours son’s eyes alone have breathed in the whole lifetime in this beautiful work of yours! Another undying prove of yours soooooo immense talent! xoxo.♀♥:)
P.S….”Your children will see what you’re all about by what you live rather than what you say.”(sorry, I don’t remember who said that),, but I like it,..bcuz that’s exactly true! and yours kids Tomachka,, and all those who know you can see it already,…and that is just BEAUTIFUL!♥x♥x♥.
April 25, 2013, 11:05 pm
Natalia, thank you dear! You are so sweet! Of course my version is just an attempt to copy, but we all start learning by copying masters first 🙂 But I like it and I plan to print it on a large canvas and display it proudly in my house!
April 25, 2013, 11:53 pm
:)..Thank you @[583068950:2048:Tamara]!♥:)…and what a wonderful idea of that beautiful work!!!..I bet it’s gonna be the main point of heads turning w/speechless admiration in your house!♥!♥!♥♀♥:))))
April 26, 2013, 12:19 am
Тама, я всегда восхищаюсь вашими работами.На эту у меня просто нет слов. Вы в этом талантлива от Бога. Желаю вам множество благословенией в этом деле.
У вас надо многому учиться.
Конечно для 1814 г, очень красивая катрина, ваша копия красивее.
У вас очень красивый сын.
April 26, 2013, 7:30 am
Yelena, spasibo za vashi prekrasnie slova.
April 26, 2013, 1:24 am
This is just breathtaking and I am speechless…. Motya is a star now! Amazing Art work! You are so talented, it’s not even funny:) You found yourself for sure! Congratulations!
April 26, 2013, 7:30 am
Spasibo, sestrichka 🙂 Now you know what I was working on 🙂
April 26, 2013, 5:59 am
Toma, your originality of thought and expression is very productive. Good job!
And the idea to do this type of reproductions is brilliant! Так держать!
April 26, 2013, 7:30 am
Misha, thank you!! Starajus’!
April 26, 2013, 12:02 pm
Wow, that sounds like a LOT of work, but as always, you did amazing job!
April 26, 2013, 12:32 pm
Thank you, Natalya! A lot of work and lots of fun 🙂 Especially for the bunny 🙂
April 26, 2013, 2:45 pm
First of all , I am happy that you happy Tamara! Happy when anybody is excited and passionate doing something that brings them joy! You definitely achieved your goal “…to create a similar photograph in the same style”!
Here is my take on it : the “original” picture boy looks careless with a smile not left his face yet, taking a minute from his play to pose…and now-day boy has such a depth behind his eyes, no hint of a smile…very “philosophical” look for a child. He looks like a young Hamlet, Little Prince 😉 protectively holding the innocent animal -bunny… Unlike the “old-time” boy who is a natural part of an environment , the “new” boy (and a bunny ) is a “light in a darkness”- as the representation of a new generation that are able to see through all the lies and denial humanity living now…the way we continue to hurt ourselves, each other, the planet…and they will change the violent course of a human history, knowing what they know and following their heart.
April 26, 2013, 2:45 pm
Wow, Tamara! Where did it (my speech)come from?! Great power of art!
April 26, 2013, 3:30 pm
Wow, Natalya, you impress me every time with your comments! Thank you, dear, for such a deep philosophical comment!!
April 28, 2013, 11:09 am
I am so quick to dismiss the value of my own pictures: what good it’s for somebody? and lately ,looking at art I notice that (artist maybe not even intended that particular message) but something get’s stirred up and wakes-up in me, like I can see way dipper into what I am looking at. So cool! I did not sit and “think” of a reply on your “painting” it’s just came from somewhere and your picture was the door! For somebody looking at this picture can be the invitation to slow down and remember the childhood dreams, connect to inner child, for others to realize that time is just a concept and the boys, separated by centuries are so alike …etc. Wow! Art is magic! <3
April 28, 2013, 2:15 pm
Natalia, art is magic! And your art is soooooooooo magical! I lvoe your style (what I can see when you post it -not often!) Yes, people see what they want to see, or what touches their soul at this moment.. Thank you, dear, for starting this great conversation!
April 26, 2013, 5:51 pm
Toma, nu kakaia krasota! I Motya prosto chudo, kakie glaza! Nu kak ti eto delaesh’, uma ne prilozhu 🙂
April 26, 2013, 8:33 pm
Oksanochka, spasibo!! Mi vse ochen’ staralis’!
April 26, 2013, 8:05 pm
Toma ti vrode bi eze daze ne nachala cvoi break, a yze vitvopaesh, strashno podymat chto bydet posle break!!! Ymniza! Molodez! Takoe ozyzenie chto ti otkpivaesh novyiy dla sebya dver, be tolko v rabote a v zizni cvoei. Tolko ydachi i tolko pozitiva!
April 26, 2013, 8:33 pm
Larisa, spasibo!! Kogda vase idet, togda idet. A otdih glavnoe chtob v golove bil 🙂 Etot proekt u menya bil zaplanirovam paru mesyazev nazad. No to, chto novuju dver’ otkrivaju – eto tochno! Spasibo eshe raz 🙂
April 26, 2013, 11:30 pm
I am soooo much in love with that piece of art, you have created…..STUNNING!
April 26, 2013, 11:30 pm
Alena, thank you!!
April 29, 2013, 1:15 am
It’s awesome!!!
May 2, 2013, 11:45 pm
What a great idea! Wonderful project! Your painting is a true piece of ART! Beautiful kids (I checked the other painting, too)!