The Engleson Files

Last year an artist moved downstairs from us in Song Hai Li and from the moment I met him I knew he would bring trouble into my life; I am a complete sucker for projecting and just knew he would be able to provide me some cool stuff! Anyways, inside his little studio he had a landscaped painting of Dalian, Kaifaqu - where we live - on his wall. I asked how much, he told me, and the transaction was finalized (except, of course, I had not clarified this with the accountant). The painting is all hand drawn with pencil first and then finalized with black pen. The detail is absolutely fantastic and just know this will be a real nostalgia piece when we move back home. My only two bits into the painting was that I asked for Kristin and Svea to be painted in (Svea in her stroller), Magnus to be riding his bike with his Mom and then me riding my bike with my Yong Jiu teammates - look for them in the slideshow. After a few hours of grief giving, Kristin has finally embraced the painting and has figured out a way to justify it to our auditors.