The Furst Gnomes attracts a lot of attention from all the little gnomelings because of their resemblance to a certain other figure. This drawing is done in watercolor pencil and soft pastels on my favorite canvas, an old book page.
Santa
1001 Drawings #358, Even Santa Knows What’s Up
Here we are Christmas Eve. The night we celebrate the birth of our savior Jesus the Christ child. While many see this Christmas a time to give and hopefully get in return even Santa know what’s up. He know to kneel before the one who was born on a starry night in order to that some day He would hang on a cross as our Savior. So on this Christmas Eve take a few moments to ponder the Reason for the Season. As always Mery Christmas to all and to all a Blessed might.
1001 Drawings #350, What About The Naughty List?
As children Christmas time meant went being on our best behavior because we did not want to be on Santa’s Naughty List. Having your name on the naughty list meant not getting any gifts from Santa. So the closer you got to Christmas the more you wanted to be on your best behavior. The key was however no matter what you ended up being forgiven on Christmas and there was always presents under the tree. Get the parallel. God sent His Son because we were separated from because of our sin. I guess you could say we were on God’s naughty list and there was no way being on our best behavior was going to get us off…well there is one way. If we put our faith and heart in God’s hands and what He did for us we would be able to get the most desirable gift of all…a way into Heaven.
1001 Drawings #349, Must Be Santa
While the current reflection we have of Santa Claus started as a marketing gimmick there actually was a Saint Nicholas or Santa Claus. According to WhyChristmas.Com St. Nicholas, who was a very rich man, “was a Bishop who lived in the fourth century in a place called Myra in Asia Minor (now called Turkey).” He was a kind soul who liked to help the poor and give out secret gifts to those who needed the most help. If you would like to read more about the true Saint Nicholas click here. While God is the true gift giver it is up to us to be like the true Saint Nicholas and give back to others not only this time of year but throughout the whole year.
The Ugly Artist 