Comments on: Illustrators’ Visions of Santa Claus http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/12/24/illustrators-visions-of-santa-claus-2/ Sun, 8 Nov 2009 03:10:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Free Domain http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/12/24/illustrators-visions-of-santa-claus-2/comment-page-1/#comment-821861 Free Domain Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:21:05 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/12/24/illustrators-visions-of-santa-claus-2/#comment-821861 The publisher however saw a better sales opportunity if Santa were wearing red. So an anonymous but shrewd businessman in the mid 1800s did more to clarify Santa than anyone. hmm The publisher however saw a better sales opportunity if Santa were wearing red.

So an anonymous but shrewd businessman in the mid 1800s did more to clarify Santa than anyone.

hmm

]]> By: Lane http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/12/24/illustrators-visions-of-santa-claus-2/comment-page-1/#comment-755937 Lane Sun, 24 May 2009 09:01:30 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/12/24/illustrators-visions-of-santa-claus-2/#comment-755937 Here is my favorite Normal Rockwell. http://www.duvekot.ca/eliane/archives/Norman_Rockwell.jpg Here is my favorite Normal Rockwell.

http://www.duvekot.ca/eliane/archives/Norman_Rockwell.jpg

]]> By: Terry Brown http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/12/24/illustrators-visions-of-santa-claus-2/comment-page-1/#comment-666368 Terry Brown Fri, 26 Dec 2008 21:42:34 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/12/24/illustrators-visions-of-santa-claus-2/#comment-666368 Thomas Nast painted his "A Visit from St. Nick" Santa wearing a tan/brown coat. This would be in keeping with the deer hide jackets common in his native, boyhood Germany. The publisher however saw a better sales opportunity if Santa were wearing red. So an anonymous but shrewd businessman in the mid 1800s did more to clarify Santa than anyone. Thomas Nast painted his “A Visit from St. Nick” Santa wearing a tan/brown coat. This would be in keeping with the deer hide jackets common in his native, boyhood Germany.

The publisher however saw a better sales opportunity if Santa were wearing red.

So an anonymous but shrewd businessman in the mid 1800s did more to clarify Santa than anyone.

]]> By: Betty Laehr http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/12/24/illustrators-visions-of-santa-claus-2/comment-page-1/#comment-647016 Betty Laehr Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:13:48 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/12/24/illustrators-visions-of-santa-claus-2/#comment-647016 What gifted craftsmen - J.C. Leyendecker followed by Norman Rockwell. I think Leyendecker looks like the men he illustrates. Wowee. There is nothing else like the history of American illustration. What a country! How lucky are we?!? What gifted craftsmen – J.C. Leyendecker followed by Norman Rockwell. I think Leyendecker looks like the men he illustrates. Wowee. There is nothing else like the history of American illustration. What a country!
How lucky are we?!?

]]> By: Santa Claus http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/12/24/illustrators-visions-of-santa-claus-2/comment-page-1/#comment-21191 Santa Claus Fri, 26 Jan 2007 07:31:25 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/12/24/illustrators-visions-of-santa-claus-2/#comment-21191 Great post and images for everyone to see. But.... 2007 we are going to be releasing a brand new Santa Claus image that is more in tune with 2007. Keep your eyes open for it. HoHoHo Santa Claus www.santas.com Great post and images for everyone to see.

But….

2007 we are going to be releasing a brand new Santa Claus image that is more in tune with 2007.

Keep your eyes open for it.

HoHoHo
Santa Claus
http://www.santas.com

]]> By: sciboy http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/12/24/illustrators-visions-of-santa-claus-2/comment-page-1/#comment-19125 sciboy Mon, 08 Jan 2007 23:37:22 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/12/24/illustrators-visions-of-santa-claus-2/#comment-19125 I think this entry from the ConceptArt.org Male Pinup Calendar challenge is relevant. http://photos.imageevent.com/aljmary/menalive/attachment.27.jpg I think this entry from the ConceptArt.org Male Pinup Calendar challenge is relevant.
http://photos.imageevent.com/aljmary/menalive/attachment.27.jpg

]]> By: Josh Peters http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/12/24/illustrators-visions-of-santa-claus-2/comment-page-1/#comment-18606 Josh Peters Fri, 29 Dec 2006 02:48:49 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/12/24/illustrators-visions-of-santa-claus-2/#comment-18606 Don't forget C.F. Payne's Santa Claus illustrations gracing the back of Reader's Digest for the past three years! www.rd.com Don’t forget C.F. Payne’s Santa Claus illustrations gracing the back of Reader’s Digest for the past three years!

http://www.rd.com

]]> By: CK http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/12/24/illustrators-visions-of-santa-claus-2/comment-page-1/#comment-18538 CK Wed, 27 Dec 2006 20:30:53 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/12/24/illustrators-visions-of-santa-claus-2/#comment-18538 Here´s my Santa Claus for this year: http://kaufmanartnews.blogspot.com/2006/12/finished-christmas-painting.html Here´s my Santa Claus for this year:
http://kaufmanartnews.blogspot.com/2006/12/finished-christmas-painting.html

]]> By: samsudin http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/12/24/illustrators-visions-of-santa-claus-2/comment-page-1/#comment-18468 samsudin Tue, 26 Dec 2006 03:08:33 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/12/24/illustrators-visions-of-santa-claus-2/#comment-18468 hmmphh!! cant say anythg about their artworks! superbs! cool! details! realyy cut me deep! :) nerry xmas all around the world! hmmphh!! cant say anythg about their artworks! superbs! cool! details! realyy cut me deep! :)
nerry xmas all around the world!

]]> By: Pati @-;-- http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/12/24/illustrators-visions-of-santa-claus-2/comment-page-1/#comment-18440 Pati @-;-- Sun, 24 Dec 2006 21:17:32 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/12/24/illustrators-visions-of-santa-claus-2/#comment-18440 Awww... I love Norman Rockwell's paintings. I'm such a fan of him :) Thank u for sharing this. I enjoyed it a lot! Happy holidays! Awww… I love Norman Rockwell’s paintings. I’m such a fan of him :)

Thank u for sharing this. I enjoyed it a lot!

Happy holidays!

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