Get a Memorial Painting of Your Loved One
After cremations as part of the cremation services offered in Solvay, NY, there will be many things that you and your family will do to remember your loved one who has died. You may scatter some of their cremation remains in a favorite place or you may have some of the cremation remains made into wearable memorial jewelry.
But another lasting way that you can remember a deceased loved one is to commission a professional artist to create a memorial painting of them. This is a wonderful way to keep their memory alive and to create a piece of art that reminds you of who they were and what they meant to you and your family.
A memorial painting, first and foremost, will express the likeness of your deceased loved one. Find a favorite photograph for the artist to work from. This should be a photograph that captures all the little things about your loved one that made them so special: the lines and contours of their face, their smile, their eyes, and their hair. Maybe the photo shows their head tilted in laughter or it shows them enjoying themselves in some kind of iconic way.
Whatever the photo has that brings you such joy will be preserved and accentuated by a talented, professional portrait artist. While you’ll always have the photo that the artist used to render the portrait, having your loved one memorialized in a piece of art is a unique and special way to remember them.
A professional portrait painter will be able to express your loved one’s personality and make it shine through clearly. These are the small details such as sparkling eyes, a crooked grin, a lost-in-thought expression, or a body pose that easily suggests a next familiar action.
Much of this attention to detail will be culled from the stories you tell the portrait artist about your loved one. They will ask you what qualities made your loved one so special to you and what you remember most about them in their everyday lives. Artists can use words and explanations to create images that create exact impressions – sometimes even those intangible things that you may have a hard time describing in concrete terms – of the essence of your loved one.
A great memorial portrait will be much more than a still life image of your loved one. It will be multidimensional in the way it communicates things, including personality and quirks, about your loved one that you would like to be remembered.
Memorial portraits are beautiful pieces of art. They are made with the intention of being studied in detail, which you, your family, and your friends will be able to do at length each time you’re in the room where the memorial portrait is displayed. A great memorial portrait will trigger memories of your life with your loved one and it will provide solace and comfort during times of grief, long after the initial grieving process is over.
Although you can’t bring your loved one back, you can create a lasting memory of them in art that reminds you of their place in your life, of your love for them, and their love for you.
If you’d like to know more about cremation services in Solvay, NY, our compassionate and experienced team at Bagozzi Twins Funeral Home, Inc. is here to help. You can visit us at our funeral home at 2601 Milton Ave., Solvay, NY 13209, or you can call us today at (315) 468-2431.
