CANDY CANE JIG

6x6, oil, $75.00

Love pulling out all my Christmas decorations.  I just don't seem to be getting my house decorated.  I have had more fun setting up still lifes to paint.  This probably gives you a good idea about how many checks I have off my Christmas list.  

This little snowman has been around for a very long time and he makes me happy.  Life should be so simple, with just a little peppermint to perk the spirit.

SOMETHING FOR SANTA

6x6, oil on panel, $75.00

I can remember the night before Christmas and the anticipated excitement of Santa's visit from my childhood with a smile.  That excitement never changed from Christmas to Christmas.  It only grew.  As a mother I experienced this same anticipation with my boys.  They were very much the host with a plate of cookies for Santa and always carrots for his hard working reindeer.  Nothing could have prepared me for the tickle in my heart at watching them all those Christmas' ago.  The gift is that the tickle remains deep in my heart.  The gift that keeps on giving.  Thanks guys!

WRAP, WRAP, WRAPPING

8x8, oil on panel, sold

Wrapping presents is a very rewarding thing to do.  It gets me in the spirit and it tells me that I am not quite so far behind in my shopping.  Truth is I am not ready.  I have many more decisions to make and then shop and then wrap.  For all the beauty of the season it can be hard to be joyful when there is so much to do.  I tend to be late getting started, but then I hit the ground running.  I keep waiting.

So today I wrapped presents and painted in the season, listened to Christmas music and you know I think it is starting to take hold.