My Wife Left Me With Nothing But A Dog, So I Started This Fun Photo Series
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On my thirtieth birthday, my wife left me. She took her cookware, furniture, photos, her decorations. She left me alone in an empty all-white apartment. The only thing she didn’t take was my bull terrier, whom she’d named after her favorite shoe designer: Jimmy Choo. With only Jimmy for company, I found inspiration in my blank walls and my best friend and started snapping photos of Jimmy Choo as he trotted and cavorted around the house in glee. When Jimmy collapsed in happy exhaustion next to the white wall, I grabbed a marker and drew a new world around his ginger-eared pup. Suddenly, I felt his long-dormant inspiration for drawing, for art, for life—returning.
I created a series of fun, tongue-in-cheek illustrations, portraying my bull terrier dreaming of shoes, relaxing on a sofa with a martini by his side or turning canine DJ on the decks. Set against a matte white background, the illustrations are humorous and eye-catching juxtaposed with bright pops of iridescent color in hot pink, copper and electric blue. I added the best pictures of Jimmy to one book, which is coming on October.
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Hilarious. Life gave this guy lemons, and he brewed lemon champagne.
Great comment!
Better off with the pup. Fun photos.
I love to see this! haha amazing!!!!
Me too. Being an artist, I appreciate the artistic side of things!
I dont understand how she could leave someone with an imagination beyond fabulous! Her loss. Dogs are better companions.
I'm sure there is more to the story, and I doubt he had absolutely nothing and was left with just an empty apartment: she took his underwear too? If she wanted to hurt him by taking everything she would have taken the dog too
Yeah but a dog needs a lot of attention and work so thus maybe why she did not took it and besides that s not really the breed of dogs a girl normally go for ...although i had a pitbull and it was amazing! :D
She left everything that matters!
So cute. She left you a priceless companion. Empty house but full heart! Better than full house but empty heart.
These are just wonderful. Fun, lighthearted, beautifully drawn, and so liveable with! I hope you sell your work and cheer up the world. I think you got the best bargain....that pup is irreplaceable, the rest is. Very best of luck to you!
your pic is cool lol
Hope you don't mind, but I'm making the one with horns my screensaver:D Amazing!
why not find a way to contact the guy and pay a little something for his work.. as an artist I would be furious if someone took my work without getting the ok first at least. just saying.
he has the book for preorder http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/052542962X?tag=bp09b-20&creativeASIN=052542962X&linkCode=w01&linkId=JIDJQSQMX7O7RCCJ&ref_=as_sl_pc_ss_til
Losing a wife who names a dog after a shoe designer (and Jimmy Choo at that) is no loss. You certainly made the best out of the situation! Great work!
Love it so much
I have ordered the book. Love the bull terrier !
Sounds to me like the best thing that ever happened to this guy was his wife leaving. As if it gave him inspiration and, well, life.
Your amazing creativity makes a better day to me when I see your photos in Pinterest. Thanks for sharing.
Rafael, loved the pics and your drawing edits so much, I purchased the book. Good on you for letting go and getting on with life. Loved reading your passage and am looking forward to getting the book. Stumbled across your work while designing a label for my dog supplement line...Nature's Hound. We are making Turmeric Paste for dogs at the moment. Would love to send Jimmy Choo a sample. Very good for prevention of arthritis, inflammation, etc. in our pups! Best, Laura K
Jimmy Choo is the sexiest model I have ever seen in my life! Bravo on your project and for your continued success.
Awesome!!
This is my testimony about the good work of a man who helped me..My name is Carolyn Wayne. and I am based in London , UK. My life is back!!! After 8 years of marriage, my husband left me with our three children. I felt like my life was about to end,and was falling apart. Thanks to a spell caster called papa Justus who i met online. On one faithful day, as I was browsing through the internet, I was searching for a good spell caster that can solve my problems. I came across series of testimonies about this particular spell caster. Some people testified that he brought their Ex lover back, some testified that he restores womb, some testified that he can cast a spell to stop divorce and so on. There was one particular testimony I saw, it was about a woman called Grace,she testified about how papa Justus brought back her Ex lover in less than 72 hours and at the end of her testimony she drop papa Justus e-mail address. After reading all these,I decided to give papa a try. I contacted him
Sounds like you got the better end of the deal. She took all the material crap but you got life's greatest gift to man-a dog!
Sorry for your loss but what a great gain in.the end.
Lovely idea! How creative. You are best without that heartless ex-wife, too!
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Please make a book. Id like an autographed copy plz. Both you an pup๐ถ p.s. like the ink (from the lil i could see๐)
wow, this is great continue the good work and take care of each other
wow,you are doing great, don t give up
I saw this a few years ago and was heartened to see this reposted on facebook today. I lost my white bully two weeks ago and this brings back fond memories.
Who so ever that is reading this testimony today please celebrate with me my wife is back to me, because it all started like a joke to some people,i am a Military doctors at U.S. Army. and i was happily married with two kids and a lovely wife until a man came into our life and ruined everything my wife who was so caring and loving towards me and my kids went off with this man and we heard no words from her for 1 years now, until 1 week ago after i contacted dr ejiya for help my wife who left home without any divorce just withdrew 50,000usd from our family account and left came back home and said she was sorry for everything i was so angry but feel for her too later because dr ejiya told me that she was under a spell and did not know what she was doing,Using this testimony to tell the whole world that my wife is back and for those that laughed at me am a happy man again, and to those that are passing the same problem like me out there you can also be happy again with the help of dr ejiy
My wife left me with my Bailey (my dog)everything was going fine was still able to deal with all divorce related pressures and emotions but Bailey alawyas made me smile.but yesterday someone Atwal him away and I kept looking for him the entire town,haven't slept eaten properly.i and ant to kno is there any parrricular place where all adopt d dogs re written down?
A perfect blend of creativity and cuteness
brilliant ... possibly a lot cheaper living now that the Jimmy choo fan has left .. one day at a time with a magic pooch ...
the Jaws one; very creative! x)
I think you got the better deal with the dog! Best of luck with the book.
This are crazy art works man!!! I love Rafael !!!
Get that dog neutered!
amazing talent.. good job and keep it up...Jimmy choo..
You sir are the most amazing person in life..... How genius are those pics... this really needs more attention.. this is soooooo awesomeeeee
FUNNY!!!!!!
If he had this much imagination during his marriage.....his wife is missing out on someone with great humor!
Float on. Great work.
It seems that you've become a better person or just really bored but either way, I'm glad she left!
Funny as
You are so much better off with the dog ! You lucked out ! What a sweet little pooch.
This is awesome
This is simply amazing, you can always have fun with a pup! Beautiful dog also, looks like he had fun making these photos too! Jonny | City Pups
Fantastic! You have a highly creative mind with that edge of humor that keeps you afloat while crossing some deep waters... Keep it up ! Jimmy is an amazing model; wish you both great success !!!
I love it
Can't really choose which is my fave pic, THEY'RE ALL AMAZING!!! What a creative mind!!! ^_^ I hope your book gets published all over the world, I definitely want to buy a copy ^_^
I am glad you and Jimmy had such a success out of this loss and I wish you all the best - thanks for loving a pitbull and letting him love you
you miss your wife ?
Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant!
I saw his drawings and now merchandise in the Jimmy Choo stores in NYC! Take that, wife :)
love them!! Great attitude :-)
Hope you get very rich and you can call the ex and laugh...
Love jimmy
Loved the bully please do more
Same thought that came to Linda. This artist has real talent!!
adorable, and a typical bull terrier, they're the best
I mean so cute
So cuts
Would love to have one of these hanging on my all-white wall.
Would love to hang one of these on my own, white wall.
bull terrier or bull shit? nicely done but please cut the crap.. these are done with Photo Shop or another tool. i do believe your wife left and I also experienced Art as therapy at that time.. nice job regardless.. it is good art. RS
you can still draw and do art in photoshop.. I have a wacom tablet and pen that I use sometimes
Love them all.....and the dog is so cute ;-)
Very good...looking forward to seeing more. All the best to you both.
I need this book in my life
he is a genius thanks for your humor, it made my day and I will share with family and friends, hope your life is on the upswing
I enjoyed every picture. I had fun.
You are very talented and funny. Best stuff I've seen on the net for a long time. Thanks
I now love Jimmy choo, he is a sweet foofer.
I love it! Everything happens for a reason...best thing that happened to this guy was his wife leaving...dogs are indeed mans best friend...and now a very 'rich friend' at that...
Awesome.
Love that dog.
I love it. I wonder if you sent him your dog posed he could make a picture out of it. Then you could get away with hanging your pets picture on the wall, without looking like a crazy dog lady. lol
Oh goodness. I want the Tink one for my wall!
AWW That so cute!
What fab pictures!! You both must have the best of fun doing the pictures! True bonding between dog and owner !!
Only a Bull Terrier could pull this off.... Thank you for making me smile and I think you got the best end of the deal....
GREAT JOB Rafael.. You made the most of the situation.. I WANT this book!!!!!!!!!
I would buy his book! I haven't laughed to many times in the last month since I lost two of my dogs 2 weeks apart from each other.
I think you got the best deal:~) Fab drawings and a really lovely dog~
Love it <3
LOL
You're better off with the dog!
soooooooooooooo cute and creative
A glass half full kind of a guy... & a nifty cartoonist...I kicked my ex husband out & kept the cats... they were loyal, didn't lie, didn't cheat & all in all were much better company :)
I LOVE you Jimmy Choo (and you too Raphael) BRILLIANT ART WORK!!
DARLING! We have a miniature bull terrier too that looks a lot like this cutie pie! darling pics! Made my day!
I love this!! I have a Bully girl. Your Jimmy is one handsome dude and your creativity so happy making - totally exemplifying the personality of BTs. This whole series is wonderful. If it were a 'coffee table' book I would buy in a second!! I thought my favorites were probably the Butterfly Bully and the lying on the bed tv watching together, but I just went back and they are all remarkable. BTs take on different incarnations moment to moment, so I entirely grasp the inspiration here. What a great looking dog, too. Thank you so much!!!
So funny! What a good artist you are. Especially nice to see someone use a very unpleasant situation in a humorous way.
Trรจs expressif! J'adore les bull-terriers....
Just brilliant ....
That was great.
Hahaahaha Love It !
Wonderful, I bet he is great company. Life is better with dogs and this little boy is happy to collaborate on art projects a muse who likes to amuse, perfect companion.:)
Love it! Great art, great imagination!
Love Jimmy Choo & your artwork is cool.
Argh...woof!
This is awesome - hope he covers his bases legally with wifey before book comes out
Do you have an FB page?
fun indeed & creative ideas ,, here is lot of fun mixed with too much creativity mmm it's oriental graphic design by egyptian designer : http://www.fnonzone.com/digital-art/oriental-cartoon-designs-by-wafaa-said.html
Lovely
Fabulous...and it looks like he got the better half of the split! He's also an amazing artist!
I think he just says his wife left him and that he drew on the walls to sell pictures. Looks like he took pictures in a studio with proper gear and drew the art in afterwards. Most are of the dog with the floor as background so.... smells funny. Plus any pic that even remotely sexualises an image of a small girl is not ok in my opinion.
Don't know what happened between you both but these photos are so amazing and 100 point ++ for your creative mind <3
Funny and creative. Glad your wife didn't take your sense of humor with her.
Great idea
Brillant! my ex husband left me too, but he did not like our dogs...They are my pals....please have Jimmy neuterd
Very cute
Awesomely creative! Thanks for sharing!!!!
This series is such fun! This dog is the image of a bullie we had once, a darling boy who was so laid back he was practically comatose :) His name was Rommel.
Love the ingenuity !! Priceless.
Awesome. You made me smile.
Awesome. You made me smile.
Awesome...even Ugly dogs can be CUTE!
What a unique and innovative imagination. Who's sorry now?
I love it!! Really funny and amazing how he found humor and creativity in the adversity.
what a precious face. i love this breed.
A spouse gives you woes...a dog gives you inspiration.
Love it.
way cool
Clever drawings!
These are great!
Too funny, too cute and absolutely adorable!
I love your work! Already following you on Instagram. Great to see you getting the word out.
I love your work and already follow you on Instagram!
Darling!!! Love that dog.
I think Jimmy Choo is happy that she is gone !!!!!! His expressions are priceless. Way to go !!!!!!! Jimmy Choo & his Dad, keep up the good work.
Good for you!!! And the dog looks cute:)
I would say with your wife's leaving you got a second chance for a life... :) Cute doge, nice photos...
I think it's great.
love his creativety, had awwww moments looking at his creations .
ur great! and so is ur dog!!
You are awesome and we love Jimmy! Sounds like you got the best deal having Jimmy!
FANTASTIC Adorable dog..you got the best out of the deal...love it +
FANTASTIC Adorable dog..you got the best out of the deal...love it +
Awesome! I love you and you wonderful dog! Your ex is a jerk!
Fun to watch.
Precious, just so cute and clever!
You got the better part of the deal, kudos for keeping your sense of humor and awesome idea. These are great!
That is awesome thanks for the laugh.
She got the shit, he got the priceless beauty !!!!!!!!!
Absolutely fabulous
Absolutely Brilliant
As a bull terrier owner (though they have gone over the rainbow bridge) this is totally adorable. Stupid wife to leave the dog!
Fabulous!!
Really cool and lots of imagination.
Priceless! Creative and it's got to be healing.
AWESOME!!!
I love this!! Jimmy Choo is a gorgeous dog and the guy is obviously much happier without his wife. Love his creativity!
funny! good way to get over the break up
Love the creativity.
Thirteenth birthday?! Doesn't he mean anniversary?! Scarey to think of a 13 year old having a wife . . . .
Nice; look great!
i really like this concept... #awesome
I often wondered what is the story of Rafael and the white dog including white wall lol, he's a genius nuff said. Marry your dog man.
The guy definitely has a chick magnet for a pup. The dog and art are wonderful
What an idea!! Love it!!
great artwork what a fun concept
Brilliant man, just brilliant! Being an artist and a dog owner my self & Love it!!!
Wonderful happy fun. Good on You.
Awesome One.. Haha Great Work !!!!
Most original photos I've ever come accross...love, love, love it!!!
Really awesome. Just shows how much you can do with a marker and lots of imagination.
You're doing great, man. I love how you enjoy your new life in an artistic way.
these are brilliant
Awesome! Youre an inspiration, looking on the bright side of life, very creative!
Very creative
amazing! Bravo to both of you!
Great, can't wait for the book, when is it out?
Wonderfully imaginative !
I would definitely buy these to hang on my wall; maybe the artist might consider selling prints? They're damn good and made me grin. Also, just as an aside? His wife is an utter tw*t to pull that on his *birthday,* for crying out loud! I think he lucked out there, though I'm sure it didn't feel like it for a while.
OP's ink and socks kick ass. The best revenge is shameless awesomeness, bro.
Love your work what a genius.
That's how you make something out of nothing!
Man's best friend for real, right? Love this dog, he's a riot. And I think he knows it. Best wishes for your continued artistic success.
Love it!
Love these! :)
Hillarious .
too fun! and a cute pup.
This is awesome.
Awesome! Shows that the best things in life are truly little moments
what a cutie. she left the best thing.
She left 2 best things!!!
Thanks for bringing good vibes! <3
love it
adorable puppy, great drawings and I wonder if his ex is the swimmer in the jaws sketch!
Good viral ad Jimmy Choo!
BEST THING I HAVE SEEN IN A VERY LONG TIME.
Fabulous! Dogs, a man's best friend. Wives are so underated anyhow! Gorgeous dog btw.
LOVE IT!!!
Love, love, love these. Thank you.
Fantastic! I love what you did with a bad situation!
this is great!!
Superb.
LOVE.
Amazing!
Gorgeous dog
i call B.S
These are absolutely wonderful!!!
This is adorable. Great artist too! I want to see more!
oooh so sweet <3
Had a Bully, best dog I ever had.
Had a Bully. Never will I own another dog. Best dog in the world.
AWESOME!
Wonderful way to pass the time!!!!
Adorable!
Awesome photos, crappy situation, but really great photos!
The photo's are fantastic! Thank you for sharing!
I love the pics. What a great sense of humor. He seems kool, but there's two sides to everything.
Publish these pics, and plenty more....keep it up!!!
He got the best out of that deal.
<3 that....you are the awesomest. :)
they are simply, outstanding! <3 keep on creating love!!
Sad beginning but awesome finish!
Loved it! =)
Reminds me of Maddie on Things. Pity he couldn't find a way to connect with his wife as he did with his pet.
Cuase we should just assume that he was to blame correct? he is a man after all.
Yeah, it's definitely his fault his wife left him on his birthday.
http://www.vanityfair.it/fashion/news/15/05/11/jimmy-choo-capsule-collection-bull-terrier-by-rafael-mantesso .... very nice!!!! compliments!!!!
very nice !!!! compliments !!!! http://www.vanityfair.it/fashion/news/15/05/11/jimmy-choo-capsule-collection-bull-terrier-by-rafael-mantesso
I believe it's very hard to draw around living object,errr subject... Oh well I mean pet ;p
They are really lovely.
Great series! Bull terriers rock!!
Made me laugh! So cute
That's very fun, really made me smile today. Thanks!
Love it!!!
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LOVE !!!
Fake and gay, all these images are so obviously photoshopped, the arms do not even look the slightest bit convincing and whoever made this shit didn't even bother to remove the shadows that prove the entire thing is staged. Lame.
I think your a fuckwit
I think he made up the lead in story about his wife and drawing on walls. They look like studio photos with drawing retrofitted and he sexualises an image of a young girl. I think it's very questionable
Clever woman. The dog gives him something constructive to do. Something he probably didn't do with her.
Hilarious. Life gave this guy lemons, and he brewed lemon champagne.
Great comment!
Better off with the pup. Fun photos.
I love to see this! haha amazing!!!!
Me too. Being an artist, I appreciate the artistic side of things!
I dont understand how she could leave someone with an imagination beyond fabulous! Her loss. Dogs are better companions.
I'm sure there is more to the story, and I doubt he had absolutely nothing and was left with just an empty apartment: she took his underwear too? If she wanted to hurt him by taking everything she would have taken the dog too
Yeah but a dog needs a lot of attention and work so thus maybe why she did not took it and besides that s not really the breed of dogs a girl normally go for ...although i had a pitbull and it was amazing! :D
She left everything that matters!
So cute. She left you a priceless companion. Empty house but full heart! Better than full house but empty heart.
These are just wonderful. Fun, lighthearted, beautifully drawn, and so liveable with! I hope you sell your work and cheer up the world. I think you got the best bargain....that pup is irreplaceable, the rest is. Very best of luck to you!
your pic is cool lol
Hope you don't mind, but I'm making the one with horns my screensaver:D Amazing!
why not find a way to contact the guy and pay a little something for his work.. as an artist I would be furious if someone took my work without getting the ok first at least. just saying.
he has the book for preorder http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/052542962X?tag=bp09b-20&creativeASIN=052542962X&linkCode=w01&linkId=JIDJQSQMX7O7RCCJ&ref_=as_sl_pc_ss_til
Losing a wife who names a dog after a shoe designer (and Jimmy Choo at that) is no loss. You certainly made the best out of the situation! Great work!
Love it so much
I have ordered the book. Love the bull terrier !
Sounds to me like the best thing that ever happened to this guy was his wife leaving. As if it gave him inspiration and, well, life.
Your amazing creativity makes a better day to me when I see your photos in Pinterest. Thanks for sharing.
Rafael, loved the pics and your drawing edits so much, I purchased the book. Good on you for letting go and getting on with life. Loved reading your passage and am looking forward to getting the book. Stumbled across your work while designing a label for my dog supplement line...Nature's Hound. We are making Turmeric Paste for dogs at the moment. Would love to send Jimmy Choo a sample. Very good for prevention of arthritis, inflammation, etc. in our pups! Best, Laura K
Jimmy Choo is the sexiest model I have ever seen in my life! Bravo on your project and for your continued success.
Awesome!!
This is my testimony about the good work of a man who helped me..My name is Carolyn Wayne. and I am based in London , UK. My life is back!!! After 8 years of marriage, my husband left me with our three children. I felt like my life was about to end,and was falling apart. Thanks to a spell caster called papa Justus who i met online. On one faithful day, as I was browsing through the internet, I was searching for a good spell caster that can solve my problems. I came across series of testimonies about this particular spell caster. Some people testified that he brought their Ex lover back, some testified that he restores womb, some testified that he can cast a spell to stop divorce and so on. There was one particular testimony I saw, it was about a woman called Grace,she testified about how papa Justus brought back her Ex lover in less than 72 hours and at the end of her testimony she drop papa Justus e-mail address. After reading all these,I decided to give papa a try. I contacted him
Sounds like you got the better end of the deal. She took all the material crap but you got life's greatest gift to man-a dog!
Sorry for your loss but what a great gain in.the end.
Lovely idea! How creative. You are best without that heartless ex-wife, too!
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Please make a book. Id like an autographed copy plz. Both you an pup๐ถ p.s. like the ink (from the lil i could see๐)
wow, this is great continue the good work and take care of each other
wow,you are doing great, don t give up
I saw this a few years ago and was heartened to see this reposted on facebook today. I lost my white bully two weeks ago and this brings back fond memories.