Traditions and Adventures
For years my daughters and I have looked forward to decorating for Christmas. We eventually graduated from Popsicle stick ornaments to annual collectables, but we saved and cherished the hand-made creations. When my girls were young, I painted for them my very first Santa Claus and hot-glued small toys and presents to it to make it seem as if they were falling out of his sack. The girls were entranced by the tiny 3-D gifts and loved the painting. Every Christmas since then we have hung that Santa Claus painting in different spots around the house. One year it will replace the girls' portrait, the next it will hang over the fireplace. Debating where to hang the Santa Claus painting has become one of our favorite traditions. It is the first decoration we put up and the last we take down.
After my first husband and I divorced, my girls and I moved home to Tennessee and began establishing our new traditions. I began painting portraits professionally and eventually met and married a wonderful man that loves Christmas as much as we do. We even got married in December so we could be surrounded by our families and friends and our favorite holiday decorations.
On the first Christmas visit with my new family, as I watched my brother in law hand out presents with a twinkle in his eye, I realized that I had met the perfect model for a new Santa Claus. Remembering how much enjoyment my family got from displaying our Santa Claus painting, I thought it would be a wonderful idea to create more Santa Claus paintings to share. I asked my brother in law if he would pose as Santa Claus and being a kind hearted man, full of merriment, my brother in law graciously agreed. We had fun deciding how to pose him holding things that could be personalized and as I got to posing and painting, I began to wonder if I had possibly found the real Santa Claus!
The Personalized Santa Claus paintings have become a wonderful tie to our past as well as a bridge to our new adventures.
Giclees$250.00 16" x 20" Framed in a gold plein air style frame
$175.00 16" x 20" Stretched and unframed
$125.00 16" x 20" un-stretched and unframed
Price includes personalization!
Paper PrintsThe print of Santa carrying the wreaths ("Santa in the Snow") is available in on 11" x 14" Art Paper for $40.00.
Prices do not include tax and/or shipping
Contact Mary Miller Veazie for personalization options, details on pricing, shipping and available delivery dates.
After my first husband and I divorced, my girls and I moved home to Tennessee and began establishing our new traditions. I began painting portraits professionally and eventually met and married a wonderful man that loves Christmas as much as we do. We even got married in December so we could be surrounded by our families and friends and our favorite holiday decorations.
On the first Christmas visit with my new family, as I watched my brother in law hand out presents with a twinkle in his eye, I realized that I had met the perfect model for a new Santa Claus. Remembering how much enjoyment my family got from displaying our Santa Claus painting, I thought it would be a wonderful idea to create more Santa Claus paintings to share. I asked my brother in law if he would pose as Santa Claus and being a kind hearted man, full of merriment, my brother in law graciously agreed. We had fun deciding how to pose him holding things that could be personalized and as I got to posing and painting, I began to wonder if I had possibly found the real Santa Claus!
The Personalized Santa Claus paintings have become a wonderful tie to our past as well as a bridge to our new adventures.
Giclees$250.00 16" x 20" Framed in a gold plein air style frame
$175.00 16" x 20" Stretched and unframed
$125.00 16" x 20" un-stretched and unframed
Price includes personalization!
Paper PrintsThe print of Santa carrying the wreaths ("Santa in the Snow") is available in on 11" x 14" Art Paper for $40.00.
Prices do not include tax and/or shipping
Contact Mary Miller Veazie for personalization options, details on pricing, shipping and available delivery dates.
