Snowmen Family

A friend of mine asked me to paint an ornament for her, illustrating her family as snowmen.

I started out by finding everyone's favorite color.

I then painted the snowmen, making sure everyone was "accurate in size".

I accented one with a stocking cap, one with a bow and scarf, one with a top hat and bow tie, and one with ear muffs and a scarf.

I wrote the names of each person on their accessories as well.

There is also a heart to the side, that I put the year in.

Thanks for looking!

P is for Panda, or Paige

I hand-painted Christmas ornaments for all of my coworkers this season.

One of my coworkers, Paige, she loves pandas!

So, of course I would paint a panda on her ornament!

I made it extra special by putting a "P" on it's foot for "Paige"!

Thanks for looking!

Caricature Ornament

I had a special request from a gentleman to paint a portrait of his girlfriend, himself, and two daughters on an ornament for Christmas.

I had never tried anything like this before, but was willing to give it a try!

He was willing to go with more of a caricature portrait, so this is what I came up with:

They loved it!

I am happy with how it turned out and they were too!

They though it was neat to see themselves in somewhat of a cartoon form.

Thanks for looking!

Ribbon Angel

This Christmas, while making ornaments, I wanted to make something special in remembrance of my Papa to hang on the Christmas tree.

My Papa passed away from lung cancer several years ago.

I painted an angel made from a lung cancer ribbon onto a glass ornament.

I made one for myself and also for my mother and sister.

They were very touched by the gesture.

I am happy with the way they turned out and am glad that we now have something special to hang on the tree in remembrance of Papa.

Thanks for looking!

Penguin Ornament

Penguins are cute anytime of year, but they are perfect for winter!

Here is a cute penguin painted onto a glass ornament ball:

I think the ornaments are cuter when you are able to make them the face or the whole body of something, so for this one it's just the penguin face.

It worked out perfectly on the round ornament ball!

Thanks for looking!

Christmas martini anyone?

I was drawing some fun sketches of holiday drinks when I thought about giving them a try on the ornaments that I have been painting.

Here is one of them, a Christmas martini:

I drew my image on, painting a silver background around it.

I then painted in the details of the Christmas martini.

Last, I added red and white polka dots.

It turned out to be quite a festive ornament!

Sock Monkey Ornament

Sock monkeys are cute and make great decorations for anytime of year...

so why not have one on your tree, as a Christmas ornament?!

Here is one that I have hand-painted with acrylics on a glass ball ornament:

I think it turned out adorable!

I kept with the traditional sock monkey colors so that it would be easily recognizable, but you could also change up the color scheme to personalize it.