Another of Norman Rockwell’s tired Santa illustrations, this one before rather than after his world-round ride, as in the illustration I featured in this post from 2017.
I love the fact that Santa is apparently oblivious to the elf on his shoulder hanging onto his ear as he leans out to point.
Source for the image is this article from the Union College Clocktower.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Sunny Winter Day (Ein sonniger Wintertag), Peder Mørk Mønsted
Link is to image on Wikimedia Commons: I don’t know the location of the original.
Happy Winter Solstice, everyone!
Russell Chatham was an American landscape artist based for most of his career in Montana. Though he also produced oil paintings, he is known in particular for his beautifully subtle color lithographs, some of which use 30 or more layers of color to attain the final image.
His work shares some characteristics with tonalist painting, but I think of it as something aside and quite unique. I love the soft, poetic nuances of his color and value relationships, the meditative stillness of his scenes and the often bold geometry of his compositions.
Russell Chatham died this past November, 2019, at the age of 80. I don’t know of a dedicated website for his work; I’ve linked to a few other sources that I could find.
