Folke Bagger has made himself a reputation as a painter of dogs.
Living in the summer idyll of Trosa close to Stockholm he paints on commision.
Most of his time he works with graphic design and illustrating the last war on swedish ground 1809, to see more about this, visit folkebagger.se

It just happened
I painted some dogs just for fun at the early 90:s and friends working for SKK saw it and wanted me to paint their dogs. And by the time the breeder of my Kerry Blue became 40 I painted my dog S:t Monica for her in this splashed and dripping style. She loved it and I found that I was comfortable with this mix of being careless with the colours and yet accurate and with high detail.

I usually work in water techniques, aquarell, gouache, acryl or mixed media. It´s hard to say what happens with a picture, because I start (mostly) with the splashed background and then let the motive emerge from the dots and running water. Most paintings shown on the internet are done in this manner which gives a feeling of movement, character, a sense of the animal, it´s fur, mass and strength. I´m trying to avoid the sentimental side of an animal, which I belive is a human aspect of animal life. on other pages contained herein you WILL see other techniques and of course more animals.

Often I hear, Oh it´s exactly him or her, I can see it in the eyes. I don´t fully agree with this, because the eye, as well as for cats, horses and of course people is basically three circles. To me is nostrils, nose or muzzle, wrinkles, dots, lack of pigment, lips and all the other details that give the specific animal it´s own character more important. The eye is the very last detail, and of course the one that finally brings life to the dog and makes him want to jump down from the wall.