Here comes another post pulled from my archives!
It contains of a surprise birthday gift I made for my mum two years ago: a painting of her favorite animals – polar bears.
Back then I used to post my progressing paintings bit by bit, but I didn´t do it with this one because I didn´t want to risk that my mum found out what was going on. 😉
This is what I wrote on 1 Nov 2015:
In Love with Polar Bears!!!
Whilst working on my Degas-Painting, I was additionaly working on another painting in secret for my mum´s birthday. Because I couldn´t risk “being caught” by her, I didn´t post this painting from the first steps on, as I usually do.
My mum is madly in love with polar bears (well, who isn´t – apart from the seals, of course 😉 ), so naturally I wanted to give it a try, and paint these beautiful animals for her.
I´m happy to annouce that she loves it – no small feat considering that this is my first try on these animals and that she is a professional porcelain painter, who used to work for the KPM (that´s the “Königliche Porzellan Manufaktur” – the “Royal Porcelain Manufacture” in Berlin). I sincerely hope, you like it, too!:)
Oh wow this is lovely!!
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Beautiful artwork! So much details and emotions. Exactly how art should be. I can feel the care and the love you have put into this lovely piece. Great work! And thanks for giving me the idea to give an old post new life.
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Thank you so much, Dominique! I’m so happy that all these emotions are visible in my art! 😄
Have a fantastic day, mon amie! 💕
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Belle journée à toi également chère Sarah 💕
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Beautiful, Sarah!
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Thank you, Bette! 😀 ❤
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This is so heartwarming and deatiled!! Great painting! I also paint and write poetry check out my most recent https://wp.me/s9t3QW-fearless
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Thank you very much for your lovely compliment and the follow! 😊 Going to check out your blog soon. Happy painting and writing!
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Thank you you as well!!
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Your painting is gorgeous! Of course your mum loves it!
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Thanks so much, Sharon! 😀 ❤
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Wow. It’s beautiful.
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Thank you very much, Cynthia!
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Absolutely wonderful! I bet your mum loved (s) it! Have a fab weekend xxx
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Thank you very much, Gill! I’m glad to say she does! Have a fantastic weekend too, dear! xxx
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This is your first try, Sarah? What a stunning and beautiful work of art. And now we know your talent runs in the family. I love polar bears, too, and this is just precious. I’m glad you re-posted it. Sending much love and many hugs! 💕
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Thank you very much for your lovely comment , Lauren!
Have a wonderful weekend dear friend! Hugs and love! 😄💗💗💗
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Hi Sarah
How are you doing?
What is not to love about this creation! The polar bears are adorable and your depiction of them is heart warming to say the least. This painting is brimming with so much emotion:)You are so incredibly talented!:-)
How is your mom doing now? I hope she is better,
Many hugs to both of you:-)
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Hi Divya! So wonderful to hear from you! 😀
I hope you are well and busy baking wonderful things! 😉
Thanks so much for your lovely comment! It made me glow with joy! 😀
My mum´s a bit better, now, thank you so much for asking!
Sending you many hugs and love! xoxo ❤ 🙂
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Awesome work, Sarah. I love how the cub is snuggling up with mama bear. Polar bears are the best….unless you’re a seal…or an unwise ecotourist who strayed from the group.
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Haha! 😀 Thank you very much, Chris! Yes, better not be a seal when you´re around a polar bear 😉 I´ve watched a BBC documentary a couple of years ago where the host of the show stood inside an untested glass cube – the bear nearly crushed it and they had to drive it away. It was quite an unsettling sight – these animals are so very strong, no wonder they´re called the biggest predators on land!
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Oh wow, the detail of the fur on the polar bears is incredible! Beautiful ❤ And all the more precious for it being a gift you gave to your mom
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Thank you so much, Christy!! 😀 Polar bears are such wonderful and fascinating animals, I can spend literally hours watching them (on TV 😉 ). Their fur is just amazing and scientifically very interesting as well. 😀
Hope you´re well and wish you a beautiful weekend! ❤
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So beautiful, Sarah. The painting’s not only is a wonderfully magical portrayal of polar bears, but also of love and gentleness, mother and child. I can see why your mum loved it. ❤
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Thanks so much for your lovely comment, Diana! Have a wonderful day! ❤
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That is so precious and what a thoughtful gift for your mum. I love the texture of the fur. Teddy painted a watercolor of my mum’s garden for her many years ago.❄️❄️❄️
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Thanks so much, Kerry! How lovely that Teddy painted a watercolour for your mum – it’s gifts like that that show love and appreciation the most I think, and not how much you spent on jewels and the like. 😊 Have a wonderful day! 😍
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There is something so precious about a handmade gift. ❤️
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Indeed there is! I think they´re the best kind of gifts! ❤ xxx
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Very nice!
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Thank you, Diane! 😄
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I loved this the first time – it is wonderful to get to see it again. Pulling things out from the archives is an excellent idea!
And this is yet another chance to wish your mom positive thoughts as she continues to recover and recuperate!
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Thank you so much! I’m mainly pulling posts from my archives because I find it quite difficult to be creative at the moment but also think that it’s a lovely opportunity to show these early pieces to a broader audience now. 😄
Wish you a very lovely week my friend! And thank you for all your positive thoughts! ❤
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I have often wondered my earlier posts: now that I have made so many friends on WP, I would have loved for them to see some of the things I wrote before. You have triggered an idea in my head, and am thinking maybe we should all do this ….
Sending you HUGS!!!!
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I’m so glad to have inspired you to do this early post sharing too! It’s fantastic really and I look so much forward to read all yours! Sending you lots of HUGE HUGS back!!! 😄❤
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Wow! 😀 Sarah, this is amazing – a wonderful painting! I’m awe-struck! There are such tenderness and love, the picture awash with emotions of joy, contentment and care. Sarah, I can now see where your incredible skill comes from, considering your mother worked for KPM. Very impressive, indeed! A beautiful and treasured present and so glad you decided to share with us again. hugs xxxx❤️
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Thank you so much for your wonderful comment, dear Annika! I’ve just made some photos of my mum’s painted porcelain and am going to share them soon here. Working for the KPM she mostly specialized in flowers and they are just beautiful!
Have a wonderful day my friend! xxx ❤
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I look forward to seeing your Mum’s flowers on the porcelain and what a great idea to share here.
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Absolutely adorable… Brilliant atrwork ❤
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Thank you very much, Aquileana! You made my day! 😄❤
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With a mother who paints in that caliber, I can understand why you would want it to be extra perfect but the love that pours from this painting is priceless. It’s just beautiful. I’m glad you shared it again as I don’t think I’ve seen it before.
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Thank you very much, Marlene! You don’t how much this means to me. 😄 Yes, there are many of my paintings that haven’t been seen by most I my friends here as I posted them in the very early days. Going to share them over the next weeks! 😉
Have a beautiful week! ❤
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I’m glad to hear you are sharing. My mother was a perfect seamstress. I am not but I enjoy a little sewing. Just had to set my bar a little lower and enjoy what I do make. Measuring myself by my own yardstick not someone else’s.
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That’s the best we can all aim for i think – to measure oneself by one’s own yardstick and not by someone else’s. That and to enjoy what you’re doing! 😊
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That is such a sweet painting! The mother/baby love dominates the whole thing… Great og!
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Well, darn, I was supposed to say “Great job!” I think my fingers are still stiff from the cold….
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Hehe! Happens to me all the time! 😄 Thanks again! Have a wonderful day!
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Thanks so much, Ann! 😊❤
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What a beautiful painting Sarah, and a wonderful gift for your mum. As Osyth says, the love really shines through. xxxxx 🙂
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Thank you very much, Su! 😄 Have a wonderful week! xxxxxxxx
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You too my friend (although it’s already part way through). I hope you are feeling better. xxxxxx
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Wonderful, Sarah! Your art is impressive. What a gift!
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Thank you so much, Jennie! 😄❤
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You are welcome, Sarah! 🙂
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Oh my….This is so beautiful dear Sarah. I am in love with this piece of art too!
How are you and your mom progressing?
XxX
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Thanks so much, Patty! 😄
Bit of progress on both sides but it’s still an arduous and slow process. How are you??? Xxx
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Trying to get my mind to accept my new protheses. Still don’t like the look, it feels weird, not able to eat with it yet…As I understand from my father-in-law, it will take weeks and weeks to get comfortable with it…so, trying to be patient. Sigh.
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Sorry for the late reply but somehow your comment landed in spam which I only just thought of checking. I’m so sorry to hear that you’ve such trouble with your protheses, I can only imagine how weird it must feel. Hope you’ll soon get more comfortable wearing it. Xxx
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No worries, I know you’re thinking of me, since I do too about you 😉 People who had to go through this, told me it will take time (weeks, months)…so another lesson in patience…
Enjoy your Sunday, dear Sarah. Big hug, XxX
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Beautifully gorgeous, a lovely painting, and such a wonderful gift.
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Thanks so much, Ivor! 😄
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The painting glorifies motherhood in the true sense of the word Sarah…the expressions are celestial! It is a perfect gift for a mom. You are such a loving daughter dear friend. Stay blessed!
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Thank you so much for your wonderful and heartfelt words, dear Balroop! It’s been such a joy to do this painting for my mum.
Wish you a beautiful week dear friend! 💚
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aw – this is wonderful to pull from the archives and kinda fits a nice mood of the day – the warmth and the cold
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Thank you, Yvette! Yes, looking at the painting in winter is double fun. 😊
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very cute… I am in love with marmots I wish you coupd paint marmots for me but no luck, I’m not your mother 😉
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Thank you! I also love marmots and already made a little drawing of a pair, so maybe a painting is going to be the next step. 😉 Did you know that February 2nd is Marmot Day? I plan to post some photos then. 😊
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Great !! 🙂
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Both of them are so cute. They make you want to go snug up with them too (of course not for any one except for the bear’s family members) 🙂
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Thanks so much! I wish it were possible too!! Probably not a good idea though if you’re not family 😂
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Gorgeous.
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Thank you, Oglach! 😊
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What a wonderful painting you created for your mum, she must have been overjoyed.
You have given the cub and mother bear such feel of total happiness and love.
Miriam
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Thank you very much, Miriam! Every brushstroke was done with love and I’m so glad this feeling has become visible in my painting.
Wish you a beautiful week! 😄
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Oh Sarah … .that is so gorgeous … the expression on baby bears face and the mummy content with her cub in her arms – a timeless expression of love. Xxxxxxx
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Thanks so much, Fiona! It was painted with love and I’m so glad it’s visible. 😄 xxxxxxxxxx
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It shines and you would have to be blind not to see it! XXXX
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Beautiful! What a wonderful gift!
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Thank you so much, Jill! 😊
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Magnificent pice of art! I love your polar bear painting.
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Thank you very much, Peter! ☺
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