Bald Santa!

I have a collection of Santas that I set out every Christmas!  I blogged about it last Christmas, here.  I originally started collecting years ago anticipating my grands coming over to be awed with them.  But . . . . life happens and either I or my younger grands, have lived in separate states most of those years. Now, I still love Santas but do not put very much money in their purchase anymore. So, this year I decided to add to my collection with one that I painted!  

Here's is my addition for the Christmas 2012!  Bald Santa!
 



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Watercolor Friday Finds!

Etsy is a wonderful place!  I love to browse Etsy! 
One of my very favorite art mediums is watercolor!  Today I have chosen some awesome watercolor artists to feature in  Friday Finds! Please visit their Etsy shops and see what else they have to offer!  You will be delighted!!!

This first picture is done by one of my Etsyblogger Team member friends, Kathleen Golter of tapestry316.  I just love her work! She is currently on vacation, if you can call it that, due to a death in the family.  To see her work, you will have to check her sold listings until she returns.

Dean Crouser is  local to my area, although I have never met him.  His technique is intriguing and awesome.  Please visit his shop at DeanCourserArt 

This sunflower is stunning in its design and it's use and depiction of the light on the petals.  This artist is another from the Pacific Northwest where I live.  Her Etsy shop is AlisaPaints.  If you like cats, be sure to visit her shop!

And last, but not least, is a painting that I just like because it depicts children's Victorian shoes.  It by Lora Riethmeier of The Yellow Farmhouse. 

What do you think?  Any of these inspire you to be a watercolor artist?