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title: "A Friend Who Listens (En vän som lyssnar) — Oil Painting by Tanya Zafirovic"
url: https://tanyazafirovic.com/works/a-friend-who-listens/
description: "A boy sits on a wooden jetty by a calm forest lake, dipping a stick into the water beside a large green dragon. Oil on canvas · 80 × 100 cm · Original in a private collection · prints available. Oil painting by Swedish artist Tanya Zafirovic."
---

[![A Friend Who Listens by Tanya Zafirovic: A boy sits on a wooden jetty by a calm forest lake, dipping a stick into the water beside a large green dragon.](https://tanyazafirovic.com/img/works/a-friend-who-listens-1200.webp?v=0336eeee43)](https://tanyazafirovic.com/img/works/a-friend-who-listens-2000.webp?v=26d0ff06ab)

[Chapter IV · Legends & Fairytales](https://tanyazafirovic.com/works/#legends)

# A Friend Who Listens

En vän som lyssnar

> In lonely moments, when thoughts weighed heavily on your shoulders, I wish you could've had a real friend who listened to you.
>
> Tanya

- **Medium:** Oil on canvas
- **Size:** 80 × 100 cm
- **Original:** Original in a private collection

## Buy a print

Enquiry form: https://tanyazafirovic.com/contact/ (name, email, optional phone, what you are interested in, which painting, and your message).

Prices in Swedish kronor. Pay securely by card or Klarna. Delivery is calculated at checkout.

The original has found its home — but its story can still live on your wall. Choose a print above, or ask Tanya to paint something new for you, in the same spirit.

[Ask Tanya for a new painting](https://tanyazafirovic.com/contact/?work=a-friend-who-listens&interest=commission)

[← A Little Baby Dragon to Brighten Your Day](https://tanyazafirovic.com/works/a-little-baby-dragon-to-brighten-your-day/) · [Red Ridinghood →](https://tanyazafirovic.com/works/red-ridinghood/)

## More from Legends & Fairytales

[![Nattens drottning by Tanya Zafirovic: A woman with a crown of feathers and a skirt of brown owl feathers holds an owl on her arm, beneath a crescent moon over a moonlit valley and winding river.](https://tanyazafirovic.com/img/works/nattens-drottning-1200.webp?v=306bff8dde) Nattens drottning · Queen of the Night · 40 × 33 cmOriginal available](https://tanyazafirovic.com/works/nattens-drottning/)

[![Slottets hemligheter by Tanya Zafirovic: A fair-haired girl sits on a rock by a still lake, gazing at a fairytale castle on a cliff across the water, framed by dark trees.](https://tanyazafirovic.com/img/works/slottets-hemligheter-1200.webp?v=a31a91ee10) Slottets hemligheter · Castle Secrets · 70 × 50 cmOriginal available](https://tanyazafirovic.com/works/slottets-hemligheter/)

[![The Legend of the Selkie by Tanya Zafirovic: A golden-haired selkie, wrapped in her sealskin, sits on a rock in a forest lake, with fir trees and a low sun behind her.](https://tanyazafirovic.com/img/works/the-legend-of-the-selkie-1200.webp?v=201c87f5d7) The Legend of the Selkie · 23 × 27 cm](https://tanyazafirovic.com/works/the-legend-of-the-selkie/)

[![The Elves Dancing in the Mist by Tanya Zafirovic: Pale elves dance in a long row across a misty meadow by a lake, with fir trees fading into the fog; a wide panoramic painting.](https://tanyazafirovic.com/img/works/the-elves-dancing-in-the-mist-1200.webp?v=03ea65b6d0) The Elves Dancing in the Mist · 30 × 90 cm](https://tanyazafirovic.com/works/the-elves-dancing-in-the-mist/)