Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Christmas Painting Wednesday


'Yuleltide Revels' by American realist painter William Glackens (1870 - 1938) is today's Christmas entry. I love the holiday hubbub, the exuberance in this work, one of several done in this particular busy illustrative style.

Glackens was a 'member' of the Ashcan School art movement and an illustrator. To read more about Glackens and his world, please use this link.

8 comments:

  1. Yvette,


    Great painting. Are you sure he's an American? That looks a lot like many illustrations I've seen for Dickens' Christmas stories.

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  2. What a fabulous painting! I envy people who can paint like this.

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  3. As American as apple pie, Fred. Glackens was born in Pennsylvania. Check out his work online, he used various techniques.

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  4. I agree with you, Prashant. Oh, to be able to do this kind of work. :)

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  5. Hi, Yvette - I think this painting is charming — it reminds me of images of the "Brownies!"

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  6. Maybe, Mark. :) Glackens' illustration work (done mostly in pencil (or pen) and probably watercolor, though I'm not sure) is so much different from his painting that I sometimes have to double-check to make sure it is HIS work.

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  7. That just looks like a lot of fun!

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