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Acrylic on fiber board .

I had a dream years ago of a shop near the community college in my town . In this shop were racks of books and paintings all on the subject of Christmas . None of the paintings were conventional , and the ones that I was able to recall after I woke were the more drastic ones (ie a vampire Santa, prostetic candy canes) . But I found that as I began transcribing those that gradually many of the others began filtering back into my head .
I usually do a few of these (as time allows) every year, just to keep that "shop" open for business . I've ended up using them as decorations and Christmas cards , and am uploading them here for this purpose(s) . I consider them to be outside of the mainstream of my work , but on the other hand I really enjoy playing around with the strange chimera that the western holiday of Christmas has become ... a wonderfull and heady mix of the sacred and profane . Perhaps it's that unlikely mix that I find attractive .
The majority of these (there are nearly 100) were quickly painted , aiming primarily to capture a poetic moment on the moment rather than execute a highly finished work . Look at me apologizing , ha .
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~blindgorgon Feb 3, 2005
fly you fools. fly.
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!mike-the-vile Nov 3, 2004
I think it's great that you try to make these memories real and share them with us. I like all this variety in the "symbols" of the holiday so cleverly transformed.
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~thppt Oct 29, 2004
I don't know if i commented on these but i looked through them the other day and this is my favourite. I remember my first bicycle. It was pink because i got it from my neighbor who was a girl and i could barely reach the peddals. This will make a wonderful christmas card.. Do you make calandars as well? you should.
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~iworewaterwings Oct 18, 2004
i agree that this is everyone's favourite,
including mine
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~realme Oct 15, 2004  Hobbyist Writer
That's fantastic!, I truly love it!
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~kitsuneko Oct 14, 2004  Hobbyist Digital Artist
cool melted bike! :D very happy pic, methinks
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~iliketoast Oct 13, 2004  Professional Digital Artist
such a beautiful icy blue sky... this whole painting just makes me happy for some reason ^^.
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*asclaire Oct 13, 2004
I told you he was going to disappear ... now he just left his bicycle with a missing wheel,
so that we can see the incomparable blue sky :)
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~lwl Oct 13, 2004  Hobbyist General Artist
Cool great job!! :worship:
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~gnaime Oct 13, 2004
This is indeed my favorite of them that you have shared. But I want to see this "candy-caned prosthetic vampire santa" that you're talking about. I'd probably like that one better. ;)
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