Christmas Is About Presents, Oil on panel, 24x34cm.
Two years ago we exchanged Christmas cards at my art group, but despite being artists everyone gave normal bought ones! I decided to paint a card each year, and this is the card for 2009. Each has a sketch inside; for the members of Art Support I drew an animal for each person. This year, with so many members compared to last, a decision was made not to give cards in future years.
The picture is a bit unusual for me because I just made it up, instead of using models or images to copy from. The underpainting was simple greyscale.
