Actually smiling [in a portrait] could be seen as breaking with decorum, she says.
But a quicksearch on Etsyfor vintage portraits brings up a range of much more budget-friendly options.
She simply downloads digital files of artwork and prints them on photo rag paper.
Credit:Ed Gohlich
“It’s like a matte, textured paper,” she says.
“So they actually do kind of still look like paintings.”
Mix up the types of frames, from gold and ornate to simple and sleek.
Credit: Hector M Sanchez
