Santa Clause, "Elf"

Santa Clause - Elf

Portrait, 8.5 x 11in.

Lead and White Conte Crayon on Paper

When I did the more modern, now traditional Santa Clause I also thought it was important to pay tribute to where the imagery had originally come from and show Santa with his Elf ears, enjoying a bottle of soda he may be.  He is a "jolly old elf" according to the poem, and while I understand why everyone doesn't like Santa looking like Spock to one extent or another I respect the look - and thought it should be available to other like minded individuals - so if you do or you don't like 'em we've got your bases covered now.

Santa Clause, "Rockwell"

Santa Clause - Rockwell

Portrait, 8.5 x 11 in.

Lead on Paper

For Christmas I wanted to do something special, something that is very near and dear to me and has been for a really long time.  I wanted to do a Norman Rockwell like Coca-Cola Santa Clause.  Rockwell is the guy responsible for shaping what we think of now as the modern Santa Clause in his extremely famous Coke advertising campaigns.  As such I wanted to do a little tribute to that campaign which has so shaped our modern view of the Holiday and it's jolly proprietor.  Join me in paying tribute and homage to the season and the symbols of this wonderful time of the year!