it's my dearest friend Jessica's birthday today. She has been saying for years that she would love a painting of her babies, so this year (as I'm pretty certain she has stopped making new ones) I thought I'd paint this for her birthday. As you can see, it has her three children in it, each holding their favourite cuddly toy. It has their handsome Daddy, Andrew, (West Ham fan, hence the mug) plus the family cat and all their much loved chickens! There are a few symbolic things painted in; Jess and her man met at a party where they played Twister, hence the mat under the bed. Jess' Mum loves poppy fields so I painted in a poppy on her bedside table. Jess loves elephants so a picture of one had to go in. The sweetest addition are the two portraits above the bed, depicting both Jessica and Andrew's Dads, both are sadly departed and much missed, so I thought they could be proudly looking down over their children and grandchildren. Ahhhhhh. Happy Birthday Jess! xxxxxxxx
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