The countdown to Christmas is on and I have been drawing Christmas objects and scenes over the last few weeks. I thought that I would gather them all here on one page to share the festive joy. Season’s Greetings to everyone.
It began in early December when I made brooches from my used pencils. – the red and green ones – to wear in December. I only wear two or so at a time but decided to do all of them . I had gathered them together on the table when completed, and decided to draw them as they sat
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| drawings of brooches |
The sights around Sydney also provided wonderful opportunities to sketch. This gorgeous Christmas tree dress in the QVB Building had to be drawn. This gets lots of comments
The large floating Santa’s in Darling Harbour are also very festive and hard to miss
I then began to draw some presents that were waiting on my table to be wrapped.
and made a Christmas card . I drew some sweet handmade Croatian biscuits that I was given by a neighbor for Christmas and I will give the card to her
On the weekend I drew on letter writing paper and an envelope I am posting today. Those of you who know me will know that I enjoy drawing on envelopes. I have a lovely time drawing and someone enjoys receiving it in the mail.
and finally – on the top of a friend’s tree. I was sent a photo and had to draw it !
The bear topping the tree gets my vote.
Love it all. Those candies look exactly lie the ones at our house, in all its stages. The drawing of the pencil brooches is lovely and the calligraphy adds so much. Happy Christmas and New Year’s to you.
Thank you ! He has great character.
It is interesting to find out which drawings people like. My favourite is the dried orange and cinnamon gift.
Thanks Lee for your comments and discussions during the year. It is great to have Flickr , blogs and facebook to follow everyone’s projects and journeys in art. Let’s see what next year will bring…..
Lovely collection. I had thought next Christmas of going through my files and printing all of my Christmas drawings since I started back “making art” a few years ago. Thanks to Everyday Matters and Flickr, I have quite a few and could make a little collection to send to close friends, using my new Cinch binding machine! Hope I am energetic enough to do that!
Thank you ! I am glad that it had inspired you for next year.
I love your idea and think that your friends would too. But you are right, it would require a bit of organization. I might have to start now for next year……
These are lovely, and so good to see all together. I’d love to see the Xmas tree dress as your sketch is stunning.
Merry Christmas Alissa