Happy New Years!! wishin you "nothin but happiness, come through your door"



 

new year, new art  . . .



The object of a new year is not that we should have a new year.

It is that we should have a new soul. G. K. Chesterton

May your troubles be less,

And your blessing be more.

And nothing but happiness,

Come through your door

Happy New Year, Darcy

Flying Pigment Studio "Art is a Pigment of Your Imagination"

http://flyingpigmentstudio.com/



Santa Claus Is Coming To Town . . . Gonna find out Who's naughty OR nice

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

You better watch out 

You better not cry

Better not pout

I'm telling you why

Santa Claus is coming to town

He's making a list

And checking it twice;

Gonna find out Who's naughty and nice

Santa Claus is coming to town

He sees you when you're sleeping

He knows when you're awake

He knows if you've been bad or good

So be good for goodness sake!

O! You better watch out!
You better not cry

Better not pout

I'm telling you why

Santa Claus is coming to town

Santa Claus is coming to town

"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (sometimes with Coming changed to Comin') is a Christmas song. It was written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie, and was first sung on Eddie Cantor's radio show in November 1934. It became an instant hit with orders for 100,000 copies of sheet music the next day and more than 400,000 copies sold by Christmas.

More Info:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus_Is_Coming_to_Town

"I love to collect and draw Santa's

When I was a kid, my Uncle Steve would call and pretend to be Santa.

My sisters and I absolutlely believed it was Santa and that he was checking his list to see if we'd been good. . ."

  



"Santa's Checking his list. . ."
5x7 watercolor, artist: Darcy Gerdes (c)2010



 "Santa's checking his list" artist:

 Darcy Gerdes, watercolor Christmas Cards.

http://www.cafepress.com/darcygerdes.331406133

Available in your choice of paper stock--High quality, chlorine and acid free matte paper consisting of 30% post consumer waste and 50% total recycled fiber--Twelve point, one-sided glossy paper--20 per package/envelopes included--Measures 4.25" X 5.5

"Art is a Pigment Of Your Imagination"

Flying Pigment Studio

http://flyingpigmentstudio.com/  

© 2011 Darcy Gerdes, Flying Pigment Studio

Father Christmas

 I fell in love with this poem so much,
had to illustrate it, done in quache on illustration board :) 

"Father Christmas" 10x20"
 media: quache
artist: Darcy Gerdes (c) 2010
Click to enlarge~

Father Christmas

"The long velvet robe, trimmed in mink, provides swift movement from place to place . . . Antique sleigh bells & braided cords worn on his pouch signify hope . . . Twigs of evergreen decorating his beret & staff represent the harbinger of spring . . . The Bag of Switches slung over his shoulder provides children with a incentive to be good or else...

Wherever Father Christmas goes, he brings the Magic & Beauty of Christmas with Him. ..

Merry Christmas to all!~ 

"Father Christmas"  greeting card:

 by Artist: Darcy Gerdes

http://www.cafepress.com/darcygerdes.331406135

Greeting cards are for more than holidays; they are a great way to express yourself and to keep in touch with friends and family. A personal note on a beautiful card will make a lasting impression and a touching keepsake.

 

Available in your choice of paper stock. High quality, chlorine and acid free matte paper consisting of 30% post consumer waste and 50% total recycled fiber. Twelve point, one-sided glossy paper. Full color/full bleed. Twenty cards per package/envelopes included. Measures 5" X 7" great for framing!

Merry Christmas, Darcy

"Art is a Pigment Of Your Imagination"
Flying Pigment Studio

http://flyingpigmentstudio.com/  

ps. I have tried to find the "Father Christmas" author
& give credit, but so far no luck. If anyone does, please let me know . . .