Beloved seal

Size: 22x15 cm

Media: oil colors

Matted (no frame)

© VANESSA STASHINSKI 2009

Not for sale

It's portrait of my best travel mate - Johan d' Seal.

I painted this in 2009, when Johan was still young and handsome. We travelled the world together, going through amazing and unexpected. He used to be firmly attached to my bag for years. We grew up together, Johan started to be a bit bold and a bit wrinkled, but he still was the same cheerful and cool buddy and always was at my side.

One day Johan disappeared. It happen in metro in Vienna. We were searching for him for hours, asking about him in "lost and found", walking back on the same roads - but we didn't find him. I want to think that he is doing well and just dived into new life . May be some child found him and they made friends. It's such a fun with Johan. I really miss him dearly. 

Of course painting is not for sale. 

Yours, 

V.