Napoleon

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Love the pricked ears and the little eyes tucked into the white hair, a super cute little boy what a lovely memory to keep Satu

Posted by Ros Patterson on Fri 06 Dec 21:02:15

Like the portrait - were you looking for snails in the cupboard?

Posted by Michael Edwards on Fri 06 Dec 21:06:07

How lovely to find your Napoleon again. He is a sweetie.

Posted by Sylvia Evans on Fri 06 Dec 22:48:47

Beautiful dog Satu and very nicely painted. I think we all like to draw and paint our pets when we lose them, it is kind of therapuetic.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Sat 07 Dec 09:35:39

Almost missed this Satu as it is so different from your usual style, what a lovely little dog and the story with it too!

Posted by Christine Davies on Sat 07 Dec 09:35:47

I like it so much Satu!! a really beautiful painting of your dog.

Posted by Mark Highfield on Sat 07 Dec 14:49:19

He's very cute Satu, thank you for sharing him.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sat 07 Dec 16:45:17

Thank you all for your kind comments, very much appreciated!

Posted by Satu Vartiainen on Sat 07 Dec 17:03:46

Gorgeous. It's a lovely reminder of a faithful friend.

Posted by Dawn Broughton on Sun 08 Dec 10:17:09

He's adorable, Satu. I have wanted to try portraits of the dogs I have lost, but apart from doing one of my Milly (who is still with me) I just haven't been able to do it. I would love to have a memory of my dogs as you have here with Napoleon, so I might now try. This is such a gentle portrait, obviously painted with love and that sentiment comes over clearly to the viewer.

Posted by Thea Cable on Sun 08 Dec 11:09:50

Thank you both Dawn and Thea for your kind words. I can still remember the feeling of sadness when I painted the portrait and how I imagined him in heaven with his friends. He was such a lovely boy and I still miss him. Thea, you could try to paint your dogs, it is therapeutic as Carole said.

Posted by Satu Vartiainen on Sun 08 Dec 11:21:06

He is beautiful, a lovely memory

Posted by Glennis Weston on Mon 09 Dec 19:12:32

Thank you Glennis!

Posted by Satu Vartiainen on Mon 09 Dec 20:50:05

A really gorgeous piece, Satu! I love that butter-wouldn't-melt-in-his-mouth look that you've captured so well!

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Tue 10 Dec 15:59:56

Thank you Seok!

Posted by Satu Vartiainen on Tue 10 Dec 17:49:55

Lovely painting, I enjoyed painting my dogs as it brought them back to life in my memory.

Posted by El Farley on Sun 15 Dec 20:48:20

Thank you Elaine!

Posted by Satu Vartiainen on Sun 15 Dec 20:52:22

Hi satu this beautiful little painting is very moving for me. I love animals totally . I lost my little dog bobby in 2002 i never got over it really. But i have Charlie his photo is on my blog have a look satu. Lovely picture

Posted by dennis roberts on Sun 27 Apr 19:12:19

I had an Afghan Hound called Henry, and I loved him to bits . . . still do and always will. I can identify with you, therefore, over this lovely memory of Napoleon. He is beautifully portrayed here, Satu. A charming painting.

Posted by Jennifer Alsop on Thu 02 Jul 11:10:40

Thank you so much Dennis and Jennifer, they do stay with us forever.

Posted by Satu Vartiainen on Thu 02 Jul 12:00:22

Hang on Studio Wall

01/04/2015

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This is my dear Napoleon who died in1985 and I painted his portrait shortly afterwards. This is also my first framed work and I remember of being quite proud of it. I found it in a cupboard today while looking for something else and decided to share it with you. He was a lovely companion and I have very fond memories of him.

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