Frosty St. Nick

Today I painted this plastic 1950s Santa that I also painted last year. I am drawn to this figure so I will certainly be painting it again. It belongs to my Dad, and this is what he said about it last year:

This guy came to me via a garage sale in front of a little house in Naramata B.C. If you turn him around, you'll see a hole that most people assume indicates a piggy bank. Actually it's a port for a small Christmas tree light. These were the mainstay of my youth. Most homes had them. Plastic was cutting edge technology and inexpensive.

*Now that I look at him posted, it kind of looks like he's ready to fight! Maybe even he is tired of excessive commercialism ; )

6" x 6" / oil on panel / $75

1950s Santa - SOLD

This is my favourite from the week so far. Technically, I'm really happy with how it turned out. When I grabbed this one to paint, there was a hole in the back that made me assume it had been a piggy bank. I was wrong (you'll see what it was for a few sentences further). This Santa is also holding a cup in his left hand, maybe for small candies?

Notes from the collector: This guy came to me via a garage sale in front of a little house in Naramata B.C. If you turn him around, you'll see a hole that most people assume indicates a piggy bank. Actually it's a port for a small Christmas tree light. These were the mainstay of my youth. Most homes had them. Plastic was cutting edge technology and inexpensive.

6" x 6" / oil on panel / $65 / SOLD