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Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Christmas Painting Tuesday


My yearly ritual: posting a Christmas themed illustration or painting daily until Christmas day.

Today's painting is a wonderful evocation of Christmas in the city by illustrator John Gannam, 1948. This is the way I always remember Christmas, growing up in New York. Those big clunky taxi cabs really make me misty. New York crowds always seemed so cheerful - at least in memory. 
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8 comments:

  1. Jacqueline T. LynchDecember 18, 2012 at 1:11 PM

    Love this. Hectic, and cozy.

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  2. YvetteDecember 18, 2012 at 2:19 PM

    Exactly. I love this.

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  3. pattinase (abbott)December 19, 2012 at 9:49 AM

    I love this sort of painting and I am sad it is no longer in style. If a painting tells a story-so much the better.

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  4. YvetteDecember 19, 2012 at 12:15 PM

    I'm with you, Patty.

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  5. Mark D. RuffnerDecember 19, 2012 at 1:58 PM

    Hi, Yvette - I know the format isn't correct, but it reminds me of a Saturday Evening Post cover.

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  6. YvetteDecember 19, 2012 at 4:34 PM

    Mark, I think this was probably a magazine illustration but I couldn't find any info on which one. Gannam (1907 -1965) was a popular and very busy illustrator.

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  7. RyanDecember 24, 2012 at 7:39 PM

    I have this glorified idea of Christmas in NYC, paintings like this only confirm it.

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  8. YvetteDecember 26, 2012 at 1:07 PM

    Ryan, I glorify Christmas in New York because really, it was - is - very special. The city which is magical to begin with, becomes even more magical.

    I love the vintage illustrators and their interpretations.

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