24 days until Christmas

Waiting for melt

Down by the skating pond.

Ivan

In the wind

 Cubby

Watercolor - 2013

Commission

5" x 7" - watercolor - 2013

This is a commission for someone in Alabama, it's going in a little girls room.

Henry

Henry - 4 1/2" x 5 1/2" x 1 1/2" - acrylic on wood - 2013

This is Henry, he's one of the newest snowmen I've made. I'll be selling Henry and a whole bunch of his friends at my Etsy shop SnowmenandSanta and at several Holiday Craft Markets this season.

Here's the process I go through to create one of these snowmen.

First, I draw several snowmen on a piece of luan wood.

Next, I cut out the snowmen with a scroll saw.

Then the luan is lightly sanded and painted with gesso.

I then have to redraw some of the details that have been covered by the gesso.

The snowman is then painted.

Once the snowman is complete I cut a piece of wood for the background, then it's sanded and gessoed.

I paint the sky and snowdrift and when that's dry I add the falling snow.

Once everything is painted it has to be assembled; I add a sawtooth hanger then glue a wooden spacer to the front of the piece. When the glue is slightly set I also add a coarse-thread screw to permanently affix the spacer to the background. 

Later I glue the snowman to the spacer and the piece is nearly complete. 

The last bit of business is choosing a name for the snowman and signing my name to the back of the piece.

An evening visitor

4 1/4" x 5 1/2" - watercolor - 2013

Snowflakes - yesterday morning

Looking North

Enjoying the weather

4 1/4" x 5 1/2" watercolor - 2013

Yesterday morning on the walk to work from the train station, I experienced some of the first flakes of the season.

A winter visitor brightens the fading light.

Like the lamplight, this little fellow adds a bit of cheer to the deepening gloom.

This fellow welcomes the first flakes of a new snow.

It's still snowing

Watercolor on paper - 2013

Done as a cover image for the Snowman and Santa facebook page.

From a friend

This little fellow arrived on an envelope from my friend George Erling.

George is one of the most talented cartoonist I know.

Christmas 2012

Pencil in my red Moleskine - 2012

Drawn on the train from Grand Central Terminal to White Plains, New York
on Christmas Day.

It's that time of year again!

3"x3" -  oil on canvas

Trampin'

 

These new friends share a winter's moment.

Tribute to The Shoveler

 

He's got a shovel and a smile and he's ready to help.

Bird!

 

This Jazzbo has a real appreciation for Bird's song.

He's a lumberjack

 

And he's okay.

Nor'easter!

This fellow does his best to head into the wind and stand his ground as the Nor'easter starts to blow.

SUPER!

 

Someone's spending a super day in the snow

Rocky

 

Looks like Rocky's found a new friend.

Mountain Meadow

 

High in the mountain meadow this fellow waits under starry skies.

Vested Interest

This fella has a vested interest in the winter weather.

Waiting For Melt

That little fellow looks hungry, he might just wait around for things to melt.