Helena-Reet: When I met Allan in Palivere on April 22, 2020, I still didn’t know that he would be the love of my life and the source of endless inspiration + NEW PAINTING!
OHMYGOSSIP – Happy New 2022nd Year! It has been a while since the last time I painted. The last flower painting “A Year of Love” was completed last year in April (read about the painting HERE) and the last mouse painting was completed last year in March (view HERE).
“A year of Love”, painted by Helena-Reet Ennet (April 2021)
“His Highness Mouse the First” seeries painting nr. 14, painted by Helena-Reet Ennet (March 2021)
Eight months have gone by quickly and actively. In the summer I was busy with my art and painting exhibition that was up all summer and autumn in the Estonian National Museum, then I worked on my media portals (NordenBladet and OHMYGOSSIP). ERM hosted the exhibition of 14 mice series paintings and visitors were able to listen to the first chapter from my children’s book “His Highness Mouse the First”.
Photography: NordenBladet
This year, in addition to other tasks, I will proceed with writing the book and painting. I want the paintings to illustrate the book that will be published and they will also decorate the walls of our home in the children’s rooms. As you can see, this painting is also currently not signed yet. This is because first I will have the paintings saved on a USB, to be used as illustrations for the book, and then I will sign the paintings and put them in a frame.
“His Highness Mouse the First” seeries painting nr. 15, Helena-Reet Ennet (January 2022)
The painting series “His Highness Mouse the First” is the greatest art project in my life. When I met Allan on April 22nd 2020 in Palivere (Western Nigula parish in Estonia), I still didn’t know that he would be my inspiration and that he would be my life partner, the new love of my life, an endless source of inspiration! 🥰😘💘 Palivere is also the birthplace of the main character, mouse boy Ivar. In the beginning of January, the fifteenth painting from the mice series was completed.
Mouse boy Ivar Apodemus and his activities do not equal Allan with his activities, yet Allan with his warm aura, energy and love has been the source of inspiration and support for me while writing and painting. It has been in quite many of the paintings that the idea stemmed from photos of him, and I have tried to convey his posture.
How did this painting come into being?
For me the year began very actively and positively and yesterday I decided that I will paint again! But what should I paint? First, I was keen on doing another flower painting, but then I made up my mind that I will do a mouse painting instead. I would very much wish to publish the children’s book already within the year 2022. The weather was snowy and Allan went outside to plow the snow. I remembered at once that last year I took lots of pictures of the garden and of Allan plowing the snow, and so I decided to paint a mouse and a snow shovel.
Below you can see pictures from my home in Saku, Murimäe Road, and pictures of Allan, which were the source of inspiration for the most recent painting. Meanwhile, Allan was waving at me from outside, and sending kisses, and I put all that warm feeling in the painting 🙂 So, such is the story of this painting. All of my mice series paintings have so far been painted with acrylic (portrait orientation canvas) and in the size 30x40cm.
Read also my daily lifestyle blog from NordenBladet.com site and check out all my paintings from my art blog ElishevaShoshana.com site.
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