"Lewis"

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SUPERB Adele fantastic pose , painted beautifully.

Posted by dennis roberts on Thu 05 May 12:53:50

Lovely loose painting and as Dennis stated a super pose. Also congratulations on your article for the e-newsletter.

Posted by Teresa Allen on Thu 05 May 13:31:33

Excellent painting and story Adele.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Thu 05 May 15:51:45

Agree with Dennis something else

Posted by Dennis Rounding on Thu 05 May 16:35:29

Thank you everyone.

Posted by Adele Elgood on Thu 05 May 16:47:50

And congratulations to you also Teresa for your article in the e-newsletter.

Posted by Adele Elgood on Thu 05 May 16:55:20

A lovely interesting style that you have Adele, nice piece indeed.

Posted by Alan Bickley on Thu 05 May 17:36:01

Hi Adele, really enjoyed what you wrote about Lewis and you borough him to life on this painting, well done.

Posted by Suzanne McQuade on Thu 05 May 18:46:55

Interesting story and painting Adele.

Posted by John Graham Inkson on Thu 05 May 19:38:48

Thank you very much Alan, Suzanne and John.

Posted by Adele Elgood on Thu 05 May 21:12:33

Hang on Studio Wall

05/05/2016

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This is Lewis. We bought him from an animal charity at age 1 and he had a 6 year old companion called Morse. His owner had sadly become terminally ill and had to give up her pets. Nobody could offer them a home together and as we had a small cottage, we couldn't either. The charity decided to separate them and, happily two days after taking Lewis home, a lovely family was also found for Morse. When we collected Lewis from his foster mum, he was running around the house with 5 other dogs and hanging onto the scruff of his neck was a 3-legged Jack Russell. Lewis would transport him around. He is a Saluki-collie cross - so sweet natured that most other dogs and cats love him. Although initially terrified of my husband, because he had always been around women he has firmly become his dog and dotes on him - but I am a good second choice when it comes to giving him chicken. This was painted when he was about 4 years old and he is still to be found in this position, although he i

About the Artist

Adele Elgood

When I was a young girl my parents had a large mirror which had an etching of a "crinoline lady" on. I would spend hours copying this. In the 1960's when I was at Secondary school, I was told to give up painting and drawing as I was useless and would never be any good. Following these words of…

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