Clause
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claus
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for ANTHONY PLASTINO lll / his picture: / hope you’ll Love this Tony…... / sorry, I could not make you scary looking…..you have an aura that glows with uncomparable charisma and a kind face that radiates warmth and gentleness….. / so I thought being Santa would best suit you…. A PS CS3 work… / the other images are from stock, the textures are from CAMERON GRAY
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Santa’s recruiting Detail / This piece was nominated by Ronnileigh to be showcased in Pay It Forward. Ronnileigh said: / The first time I seen “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” I fell in love with it. I can feel the emotion of the children, it tugged at my heart. The terror and tears just melted my heart. It looked to me the baby had cried itself to sleep from exhaustion. Then you have Santa looking mean and about to find them. This piece is so life like. Thank you so much, Ronnileigh, It’s a great honour to have my image chosen as your favourite work on RB.
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Happy holidays RB. / Wishing you all a happy and peaceful New Year.
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Crew tshirt for the 2008 Stuff the Stocking benefit gig. Visit myspace.com/stuffthestocking for more information
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An old paper mill in infrared. A glorious scene made somehow even more unreal yet almost heavenly by infrared.
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Yeah, well you know sometimes those crazy cat people ask me to do something weird and this time they wanted me to make Santa into a cat and have the dog as a puny reindeer. I mean, what is up with that? Anyway, I thought I’d put up some Xmas cheer in case anyone wanted some. Joy Noel.
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This is the busy time of the year for santa!!!
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Bonnie Claus is coming to town!! ;D *All proceeds of sales are donated to the Hope Animal Shelter These Christmas cards are also available:
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Lilys Letter to Santa
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Here Comes Santa Claus / © 2008 Fine Art Photography and Digital Art by Sharon Anne Mau This wonderful illuminated vintage sign is displayed on the exterior wall at the Santa Claus House in North Pole Alaska This is a postcard I created from one of my images taken at the Santa Claus House in North Pole Alaska! I used the Magic Wand to highlight the Santa and his airplane to preserve it’s original texture, and then worked the background wall. I desaturated the colours, Dodge and Burn, added polished stone texture and quite extensive enhancements, Spiky Halo, Drop Shadow, and two borders, one with a chisel edge. I am researching to find the name of the artist who created the sign. It was during the day when I took this shot, and the sign was not illuminated. The sign is a wonderful artist’s creation of metal work hanging on an exterior wall with strings of Christmas lights attaching it to a banner which reads Ho Ho Ho!!! 01 October 2007 / Santa Claus House / North Pole Alaska / Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi / F stop: F/9.0 / Exposure: 1/250 second / Focal length: 56.0 mm / Flash: flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode (16) Metering mode: pattern (5) Dimensions: 2400×1663 Shutter speed (Tv): 8 Letters from Santa ~ “Santa’s most colourful period was undoubtedly during the early twentieth century. Fueled by the international postcard craze that lasted from 1900 until well into World War I in 1917, images of St. Nick in a multitude of costumes and activities filled mailboxes and scrapbooks around the world. What had started out as a plain postal card in Austria in 1869, evolved in a few years to highly decorated, multicoloured and embellished greeting cards that many considered works of art and few wanted to throw away. With German manufacturers in the lead, an international industry developed that was able to produce beautiful chromolithograph and photographic postcards by the millions at a reasonable price. Liberalized postal regulations (which included permission to write personal messages on the cards), coupled with reduced mailing rates and rural free delivery in the United States, gave birth to the glorious era of the “penny postcard” ~ and thousands of them were Santas. It was during this time that we were made aware of Santa’s great ability to be a “man of the world.” It was obvious that he was still the prime source of Christmas gifts around the globe, but then we found that he really was not limited to just reindeer and sleigh in making his deliveries. We saw him aloft in a balloon; he was flying an airplane; he was captain of a boat; he drove automobiles of every conceivable make and he made steeds of many animals, not just the white horse, as Saint Nicholas. Yes, he was still above all, the friend and patron of children; we found him communicating with them not only through the mails and in department stores, but on that new-fangled invention, the telephone.” ~ Source: http://www.hwcn.org/link/cpc/cpc_klimch.html “Many current American ideals about the way Christmas ought to be derive from the English Victorian Christmas, such as that described in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. The caroling, the gifts, the feast, and the wishing of good cheer to all – these ingredients came together to create that special Christmas atmosphere. The custom of gift-giving on Christmas dates only to Victorian times. Before then it was more common to exchange gifts on New Year’s Day or Twelfth Night. Santa Claus is known by British children as Father Christmas. Father Christmas, these days, is quite similar to the American Santa, but his direct ancestor is a certain pagan spirit who regularly appeared in medieval mummer’s plays. The old-fashioned Father Christmas was depicted wearing long robes with sprigs of holly in his long white hair. Children write letters to Father Christmas detailing their requests, but instead of dropping them in the mailbox, the letters are tossed into the fireplace. The draft carries the letters up the chimney, and theoretically, Father Christmas reads the smoke. Gifts are opened Christmas afternoon. From the English we get a story to explain the custom of hanging stockings from the mantelpiece. Father Christmas once dropped some gold coins while coming down the chimney. The coins would have fallen through the ash grate and been lost if they hadn’t landed in a stocking that had been hung out to dry. Since that time children have continued to hang out stockings in hopes of finding them filled with gifts.” History of Christmas Traditions
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December 9th 2007 in Derry City Centre (Ireland), Guildhall Square a bid was made to break the world record of the number of Santa Claus in the one place for the Guinness Book of Records . A total of 13,000 was recorded and the record was taken – Well done Derry .
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Remember the Meaning – Christmas Card & Fine Art Print / Christmas Prints / Greeting Card Gallery This image is actually a design I created and handpainted with acrylics on masonite a few years ago. I did a few prints up for family Christmas gifts and included matching greeting cards. I never did sell the original (couldn’t part with it) and hang it on my wall every Christmas. Santa’s eyes look like a young childs as the inspiration came from my son. The white doves have a spiritual meaning & symbolize how I view Christmas and how I think it should be…to Remember the True Meaning and what this special holiday is all about. My primary interest has now turned to photography but once my children are a little older I hope to get back into designing & creating again. / / ADD RENEE TO YOUR WATCHLIST
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Just my way of saying Merry Christmas!! Be safe…Cherish Every Moment. (c) Sarah Moore 2008 Stock Used… Model / Decorations
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Financial crisis forces people into finding a second job
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WILDLIFE CHRISTMAS CARDS / / Back this year by popular demand – a range of some of my wildlife images turned into Christmas cards! / / All wildlife featured are wild and free / / If there are any of my images you would like as a Christmas card or different text, please mail me and I will get it sorted! / / / /
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portrait of Santa Claus / Featured in Christmas and seasonal greeting cards
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Ok, not so much from the Claus family but more like Easter Bunny Claws. / Enjoy this recent doodle from meetings that I attend.
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santa is almost ready…are you?
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One of my all-time favorite Christmas images is the Kneeling Santa. I love it because it’s a much-needed reminder of just who Santa was—St. Nicholas, a 4th Century Bishop of Myra (present-day Turkey). Born into an affluent family, Nicholas was never attached to his wealth but gave generously to the poor, perhaps the most noted example being the time he saved three sisters from being sold into slavery by their destitute father who did not have the money needed for their wedding dowries. Nicholas went to their home and secretly left bags of money on three consecutive nights, enough for the sisters’ dowries, enough to save them from enslavement. Later in Nicholas’ life, he was imprisoned by the Emperor Diocletian who persecuted Christians. Since the 11th Century, his remains have been carefully preserved at the Basilica of St. Nicholas in Bari, Italy. In the 1950’s scientific experiments were conducted on the remains by anatomy professor Luigi Martino who reported from his findings that the person in question was an older man, 6 foot 5 inches tall, and very likely someone who had spent time in a damp jail, judging from the condition of the bones. In more recent years, Francesco Introna, professor of forensic pathology, did extensive studies on the skull and with the help of facial anthropologist, Dr. Caroline Wilkinson, fashioned a replica of what the person’s face would have looked it. Amazingly, it was very similar to traditional images of St. Nicholas done by iconographers. Introna and Wilkinson also discovered that the man under study had suffered a broken nose, which lined up with the historical data which indicated St. Nicholas had been tortured while in prison under Diocletian. (Information gleaned from “Better than Santa Claus” by Louise Perrotta; The Word Among Us; Advent 2008). Whatever the case, it is certain that St. Nicholas was a devout Christian, that he lived and died for Christ, and that had he been given the chance to be in the manger of Bethlehem, he undoubtedly would have knelt in love and adoration for the Christ Child. Hence, my deep love for this image. I bought this small statue recently, photographed the kneeling Santa adoring the Christ Child, and with PhotoShop came up with this rendition. Even Santa would agree that Jesus truly IS the reason for the season; it is His birthday, and He deserves our remembrance on His day just as any of us do on our date of birth. Merry Christmas to all!
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