Christmas Rainbows Nativity



Christmas Rainbows Nativity is a mixed media production on brown paper
I used white acrylic gesso under, with a mix of chalk pastel, black marker and charcoal to create this little piece especially for Christmas 2008
You may notice that each character has a Heart…
Jesus’ heart is white – symbolic of his purity
Mary has a pink heart – symbolic of a mother’s gentleness and softness
Joseph’s heart is red – symbolic of father’s strength and reliability
The idea of sending Rainbow Wishes for Christmas 2008 seemed appropriate in light of our global situation, the Rainbow stands for Hope or Promises made that they will be fulfilled….
I think we are all hoping for the fulfillment of the promises made to us by our governments, our leaders, our friends and family for PEACE and GOODWILL towards all men, regardless of race or creed….and not least of all God himself who spoke about rainbows being a sign of promise and hope, and also Jesus who’s birth it is we celebrate, mainly because of the hope his birth put in our hearts for true freedom from our chains (but if you are not a believer, the artwork still speaks of the promise of hope…..if not a believer in hope…then this one isn’t for you …but perhaps it will speak to someone’s heart and help spread a little hope for the future around )
Christmas Rainbows Nativity belongs to the following groups:
All Things Poetic, Artistic, Philosophical, Childhood, Cutest of the Cute, Just Rainbows, Mixed Media, Spiritual Art and Vibrant and Vivid Color Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters

PJ Ryan
lol that’s the cutest image !!
how gorgeous well done
Shannon Rene' ...
awww
GittiArt
Lovely work !!!! Bravo Karin :-)
Luc85
This is beautiful Karin and love the writing too!!!
Lovely bright colours !!!! Adorable!! xoxox
AnitaInverarity
Beautiful image Karin x
Deidre Cripwell
Beautiful – I love being back and seeing all the amazing work again
Janis Zroback
Oh so wonderful Karin…love it…
GloriaDK
lovely piece Karin
Karin Taylor
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thank you Gloria :)
Jeannette Sheehy
This is just beautiful…and I love what you wrote as well :)
Karin Taylor
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I am so pleased u like this Jeannette :)
thank you!
Angel Warda
this is so beautiful Karin! love it!
Karin Taylor
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thank you kindly Angel :)
Jakki O
Perfect, as is the meaning behind this beautiful creation Karin :D
Karin Taylor
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aw, thainku Jak :) thainku so much ;)
susi lawson
Darling!
Karin Taylor
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sweet!! ta susi :)
zomboy
beautiful!
Karin Taylor
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thanx Z!!!!
Karen Cook
This is just beautiful Kaz… all your Christmas designs are truly unique and have the KT stamp on them!!! You have the knack of coming up with things that nobody else has thought of :o)
Karin Taylor
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such a kind comment Kaz.. I feel really special when you say such nice things to me, thank you from my heart mate :) xxxxxxxxx
Rosalie Scanlon
Excellent and creative piece, lovely message
Karin Taylor
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so glad you like this one Rosalie, i was happy with how it turned out :)
alexa70
This is sooooo gorgeous Karin xx
Karin Taylor
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aw, thank you so much sweet Fi xox
Mohsen Bayramn...
such a cute artwork and what a lovely family ;)
amazing work… bautiful Karin ;)
Karin Taylor
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it was a fun piece to create, i almost didn’t bother with it because i didn’t think the drawing i did at first was really up to scratch, it’s amazing what a little colour can do to bring something to life…thank you Mohsen, mch appreciate your comments always :)
Tracey-Anne Pryke
Good one for Christmas
Sensiworld
Great !
Karin Taylor
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thx very much Sylvia ;)
Karin Taylor
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thx so much again sylvia ;)
kjgordon
nice spin on the scene…....
Karin Taylor
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thanx mate, glad you like it ;)
blamo
Another great xmassy image
Karin Taylor
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thank you !! :)
Renate Dartois
So sweet Karin-love this.
Karin Taylor
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thanx so much Renate,
and thank you for the fave too :)
Cvail73
Oh so sweet!! I love how the arms are surrounding, repeating the arc of the rainbow, but head down :))))
I love your handwriting too Karin!! :)))
Karin Taylor
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aw, thank you s o much Christelle…i can’t believe eat/cook catfish??? is it nice?
DiEtte Henderson
Perfect! Love it.
Karin Taylor
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thx so much DiEtte :)
Cvail73
He he he yes it is rather tasty :)) I’m not used to it either, it was an experiment, but tasted great, and very easy.. ;) Might be difficult to get hold of in Australia, lol!! Check it out, the next post only contains ingredients you can find in Australia too! :)
Karin Taylor
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was that the egg coconut balls??
like baby pavlovas/little crunch things..or was that the chicken dish?
Cvail73
Very christmassy too ;)
Karin Taylor
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aw, can you link me to your blog again, i’ve lost it! lol
lacitrouille
Absolutely wonderful with these intense colours. i especially love the composition and the cute face of Jesus. :)
Karin Taylor
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thank you so much Josette, i also gave Jesus a white heart symbolic of purity :)
fixtape
This looks amazing!
Karin Taylor
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thx so much fixtape :)
pinkyjain
Awwwww, this is soooo sweet, so darling and wondrously cute and colorful
Karin Taylor
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aw, thanx pinky, so good to see you!!
thanx for the fave too (how’s the job hunter going?) xoxo
Sharon Davey
Soooooo COOL and wonderfully Done GREAT WORK !!!!!!
Karin Taylor
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thx again Sharon, really glad you like it!
AnaCBStudio
Beautiful work…perfect for Christmas!
Karin Taylor
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thank yoo so much Ana :)
pinkyjain
Took a needed break this weekend, dabbling in acrylic painting, been an experience & relaxing & fun. i will post it hopefully sometime 2morrow, or the next day. How have you been? i missed being here, lol, longest i been off the bubble i think
Karin Taylor
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oh good idea pinky, glad you were resting…look forward to the new one…i’ve been going pretty well thanks pinky! definitely missed you tho ;) xxxxx
udonchow
We all need HOPE!! Great artwork and message here, Karin! Hugs!! :D
Martilena
Sooooo pretty Karin….:)
Karin Taylor
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thank you so much Martilena, so glad you think so ;)
Antanas
Perfectly done
Karin Taylor
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thank you so much! :)
Cvail73
!There it is!
The coconut balls are sweets, they taste really nice their official name is Congolais :)
In a previous post there was chicken rice balls, like the title mentions, they are rice balls!, But this dish was made by the owner for 42 years so I don’t hope to do the same just like that. her recipe is a secret: I have started to experiment on this. First trial was very tasty, but you bet, Not exacly like hers ;) I’ll try some more
The new one is a Christmas Tiramisu log that is too successful for my own good (people ask me to do it again and again and again!)
Karin Taylor
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aw yummmooo
i’m going to put this address in my faves and send it to my proper email so i don’t lose it again!
Karin Taylor
aw yummmooo
i’m going to put this address in my faves and send it to my proper email so i don’t lose it again!
Cvail73
Don’t worry, I placed it on my profile, So it should always be there ;)
Karin Taylor
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o great, thank you….what is blond sugar?
Cvail73
Cassonade 0.06 sec.
Cas`son`ade“
n. 1. Raw sugar; sugar not refined.
Cvail73
hence Blond, from the colour :))
Karin Taylor
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o yes! we have raw sugar here, but never heard it called blond! thank you…satisfies my curiousity and perhaps i shall try to make one, as it sounds like it’s got no wheat in it!! so i can eat that :)
Cvail73
Ah it’s got 75g flour in, but why not replace by rice flour? :)
It’s a small amout so it should not have that big an impact :))
Karin Taylor
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ooo i must have missed that ingredient!! oops! i can use a mix….i have gluten free plain flour (it’s a mix of other things including rice so it might still work alright ) :)
Lorena Maria
Karin .. you are so talented!
Karin Taylor
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thx for that Lorena, you are very kind :)
Louise Parton
beautiful work karin, just gorgeous :) x
Karin Taylor
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aw, thank you again Louise! xx
Linda Callaghan
really lovely painting looks great on a t shirt
Karin Taylor
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thank you very much Linda ;)
Globalphotos
Gorgeous work !!
Karin Taylor
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aw, thank you so much, love your little xmassy avatar there!
Globalphotos
Hehe thanks, feeling festive :))
Mel Brackstone
Beautiful image, Karin!
Karin Taylor
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thank you Mel! :)
Angela Stewart
What a beautiful piece this is Karin! I’m not sure how I missed it when you put it up? I especially love their hearts and the colours/reasons why you’ve chosen them…just perfect!
Karin Taylor
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...aw, thank you lovely Angela, you are so kind :)
CateTownsend
Absolutely adorable, this didn’t show up on my thingy hmmm anyway sorry for the late response Karin xxxooo
Karin Taylor
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thx again Cate, perplexed as to why they’re not showing up, but i’ve heard it occasionally happens to others , aw … :(
frozenfa
awww… i love this piece, Karin.. like i said before, i love the warmth it gives.. each time i visit your profile and see this piece, i always wish i’m the little one in the middle, safe and loved.. or maybe one day i’d have my own family… ^ _ ^“

Karin Taylor
...how lovely, what a sweet thought….well, that is how i feel about you fa…just like as far as we’re concerned you are the one in the middle and the way you’ve helped me, i’ve felt like the one in the middle too,...and i think that is what life is all about :)
debb
cant believe I missed this glorious artwork Karin – this is an instant ‘fav’ – such warmth & love :)
Karin Taylor
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aw, thank you debb!!!!
so happy to hear that ;)
budrfli
love this, it feels like a circle of life, the root of all that is good, and …yes! i believe!
Karin Taylor
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thank you budrfli!!!
amarica
Congratulations on placing in the top ten in the ‘Tis the Season Challenge in the Inspiring Greeting Cards group!!! Well done Karin!!
Karin Taylor
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thank you very much amarica…i did not know :)
Rosalie Dale IPA
Congrats on coming in the top 10 … wonderful work and sentiment
Karin Taylor
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thank you so much Rosalie :)
CinB
soooo cute! beautiful image Karin
Karin Taylor
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thank you so glad you think so!
Anastasiia Kuc...
so nice, so lovely
Karin Taylor
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thx so much! :)
EmeraldSun
Beautiful Piece!
—Glorious colors and art!-Hugzzz-Bea :D)Karin Taylor
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thanx so much Bea…so happy you like it and the words too :)
EmeraldSun
P.S.
-AMEN to the words!—Bea :D)Karin Taylor
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hi and thank you EmeraldSun ;)
Priscilla Rodr...
sooo cute! love love the colors
Karin Taylor
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thx so very much Priscilla ;)
DiEtte Henderson
This is a wonderful image. LOVE IT! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Micki Ferguson
very unique! :)
Karin Taylor
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hi Micki, thank you – glad you like this :)
KazM
Karin this is a wonderful piece, Bravo
Karin Taylor
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thx so much Kaz :)
zomboy
congrats on feature – really nice artwork here….
Karin Taylor
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hiya zb, thanx mate…much appreciated :)
doozy28
preety colours!
Karin Taylor
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hey, much appreciated doozy!
Lindsay Coleman
this is RAD!
i love your description, too.
Karin Taylor
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thank you ever so much Lindsay!
you’re very kind :)
qq42
I love rainbow. Nice illustration. Well, done,Karin. I hope that happened to me right know.
Karin Taylor
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thanx so much gg42!! :)
....rainbows are a such special sign aren’t they, a remider of hope for the future :)
Mandaowly
Im not christian…. but it makes me want to be…... :) i love the colours…...
Karin Taylor
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Thanks, that’s a great compliment!!!
Mandaowly
:) i really do love your work…. would you ever draw some Buddha’s?
Shell59
Hey!.. This is one of the most inspiring and beautiful
works I think Ive seen on the Holy family.. the rainbow
makes it just so Magic.. so Right!
;0)
F.A. Moore 26 days ago
So very creative, Karin and special. I love it on the children’s T-shirts shown.
Vanessa Barklay 26 days ago
How perfect, an absolutely delightful little creation, looks wonderful on everything! :O)
Kristi Bryant 23 days ago
awww, this is so full of love and warmth x
Isa Rodriguez 12 days ago
awwww. just perfectly sweet, Karin . how meaningful and enchanting .. yay!!
Karin Taylor
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thx so much Isa!! :) x