No. 841 Frosty on a Ribbon

Frosty on a Ribbon

Oil on Canvas board

8" x 6"

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. We had a rare white one! I spotted the neighbor boy and his grandpa, outside our kitchen window, building their own snowman. Adorable!

No. 840 Vintage Ornament #2

Vintage Ornament #2

Oil on Gessobord

6" x 6"

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Merry Christmas Eve! (If you're not reading this before midnight). If I had to choose which day I like better Christmas or Christmas Eve, I would choose Christmas Eve hands down. Can't beat the thrill of anticipation!

-Susan

No. 838 Nutcracker Under Poinsettias #2

Nutcracker Under Poinsettias #2

Oil on Canvas

7" x 5"

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I just unpacked our Christmas decorations and discovered four nutcrackers I'd forgotten about. Add the three I picked up over the year and I think I have my own collection beginning!

- Susan

No. 837 Nutcracker Under Poinsettia

Nutcracker Under Poinsettia

Oil on Canvas Panel

8" x 6"

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It's not Christmas without a nutcracker painting! Christmas is almost hear and I have a lot of holiday painting to do so I'm off and running!

- Susan

No. 835 Vintage Ornament #1

Vintage Ornament

Oil on Canvas

7" x 5"

The center of this ornament was quite the challenge to paint. I'm hoping it reads sparkly.

-Susan

No. 834 Santa on a Ribbon

Santa on a Ribbon

Oil on Canvas Panel

7" x 5"

I did a painting very similar to this a couple of years ago. It's a glass ornament I inherited from my mom. She was very, very fond of Santa. I've looked for glass ornaments as charming as this one for years and have yet to find one I like as well as this one. So why not paint it again?

-Susan

No. 828 Glass Ornament Mini with Red and Gold

Glass Ornaments with Red and Gold Mini

Oil on Canvas

2.5" x 3.5"

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I created a whole series of these glass ornament minis for the Rexville Grange show. I really get a kick out of painting these little guys.

-Susan

No. 759 Glass Ornaments in Glass Bowl

Glass Ornaments in Glass Bowl

Oil on Gessobord

 6" x 6"

I've been trying to learn how to paint with a palette knife recently. Interesting learning curve there and like everything it has it's pros and cons. This piece was painted almost exclusively with a palette knife.

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No. 689 Ornament #3

 

 

Ornament #3

Oil on Gessobord

6" x 6"

 

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The last and my favorite ornament painting of this season. Teaching classes in downtown Snohomish has it's advantages and disadvantages. The street the art studio is located on is full of antique shops and boutiques with lots and lots and lots of prop collecting opportunities. If I'm not careful it's easy to spend what I just made teaching! On the other hand I've found some pretty cool props. This antique Christmas ornament is one of them.

 

I spent the weekend learning how to make Youtube videos with my iPhone. Crazy right? I made my first art instructional video today. It's very rough. I certainly need practice but you're welcome to check it out if you like. It's about 8 minutes long...

 

No. 688 Ornament #2

 

 

Ornament #2

Oil on Linen Panel

7" x 5"

 

Whew! Look at all that red. I certainly got my red fix this Christmas. It was also fun painting the shiny white ribbon and the interesting shadows it cast.

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No. 687 Ornament on a Ribbon #1

 

 

Ornament on a Ribbon #1

Oil on Linen Panel

7" x 5"

 

This is a demo from my last oil painting class before Christmas. I painted ornaments and poinsettias hanging from a ribbon last year and liked the idea so well I thought my students might enjoy it too. I was sure I had photos of the class in action painting these ornaments but for the life of me I can't find them. My photo organizing skills definitely need some improvement.

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No. 686 The Only Nutcracker

The Only Nutcracker

Oil on Linen Panel

7"x 5"

Boy did I over estimate what I could accomplish around Christmas! I had plans to pester my friend Suzy to take more photos of her nutcrackers. I even purchase a couple of my own so I could paint from life. This little fellow here - he's it.  Next year!

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No. 548 Christmas Throw Back

 

 

Peppermint Poinsettia

Oil on Gessobord

6" x 6"

 

As you may have noticed I'm using the 30 in 30 challenge to help me catch up with posting. So bear with me here, this is a painting I really like but didn't have a chance to post before Christmas. I love this poinsettia. The pink mottling reminds me of peppermint.

No. 538 Snow, Christmas Lights and the Moon

 

 

 Snow, Christmas Lights and the Moon

Oil on Gessobord

6" x 6"

 

 

Just after Thanksgiving we had our first and so far only snow of the season. Walking home from Melissa's, I was enchanted by the way the Christmas lights glowed beneath the snow under a star and moon filled sky. 

 

Best wishes to you for a wonderful, magic filled Christmas. 



No. 537 Poinsettia Reposing on Books

 

 

 

Poinsettia Reposing on Books

Oil on Linen Panel

5" x 7"

 

Lovely, old books are the latest addition to my prop collection. It turns out they are a perfect way to display this lovely Poinsettia branch.
 

 

 

No. 536 The First Poinsettia and Noel

 

 

The First Poinsettia and Noel

Oil on Linen Panel

7" x 5"

 

The third and last (for the moment) of my "hanging by a ribbon" series. Also, two of my favorite things about Chirstmas - poinsettias and Christmas music.

 



No. 535 Christmas Ornaments #2

 

 

Christmas Ornaments #2

Oil on Linen Panel

7" x 5"

 

The second in my "hanging from a ribbon" series. I particularly enjoyed painting this one. There is just something about Santa. :)

 

 



No. 534 Christmas Ornaments

Christmas Ornaments

Oil on Linen Panel

7" x 5"

Recently, Julian Merrow-Smith posted a gorgeous little painting of a cluster of lemons hanging from a string. It was so beautiful I clicked on the auction button to see if perhaps I could make it my own. When I saw the auction was at $500 plus dollars I picked myself up off the floor and started pondering why I was so attracted to this particular piece. Sadly, that painting was not to be mine. I thought, though, that it would be fun to design a series of paintings with a similair concept of something hanging from a string or ribbon. So here is the first of that particular series.

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No. 531 One last nutcracker... for now

 

 

Mini Nutcracker #4

Oil on Canvas Panel

4" x 4"

 

This red headed fellow will be the last of the nutcrackers until I can get out to Suzy's for more photos.

 

Have you heard Maurice Sendak's Nutcracker is in it's final season? It's sad to see a Seattle tradition end. The sets and costumes he designed for the Nutcracker have enchanted me since I was a kid. If you would like to read more about this click here for an article from the Seattle Times.

 



No. 530 Mini Nutcracker #3

Mini Nutcracker #3

Oil on Canvas Panel

4" x 4"

These nutcrackers are best viewed while listening to the Nutcracker Suite, my very favorite Christmas music. As I am currently stuck on a ferry (the bridge on the dock is stuck in the upright position) my husband is doing the honors for me using only his voice to set the mood. :)))

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