Seven Minutes Before Christmas
It's probably the last Christmas painting for this season.
Why Seven Minutes? I don't know.
As if somebody was moving my brush to place the clock-hands to that position.
And here is a funny story:
I had to make the background wash several times. Strathmore watercolor paper is not as pretty as Arches. It needs a lot of work and skill to have the wash the Artist want. So, when I was satisfied with the wash, moved on to the details of the fireplace (practically had to "build" that thing brick by brick) and so on; when I took picture and looked at the background I realized that there is a shadow (reflected on the wall)... Guess who is that?!! Right! That's why my hand moved the clock to Seven Minutes Before Christmas :0)
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Oh, and later I made a cute Christmas card out of this painting with the holiday greetings:
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Original Painting is 12"x16" Watercolor on Strathmore Series 400 paper
In Every Piece Of My Art There Is A Piece Of My Heart And A Sparkle Of My Soul
