The Art of Christmas
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491_9781736437407
This book should be read to inspire the love and excitement of Christmas. The art that was painted and created shares peace, joy and holiday merry making!Including whimsical visions of snowmen, reindeer, christmas trees and angels! The Art of Christmas lets childrens imagination soar through letters to Santa and the questions we all are wondering! Young children are encouraged to explore, dream and imagine through magical rhymes and lively paintings. Every illustration is created from original paintings by Dana Cargile. Artist Statement by Dana Cargile: I create fine art paintings using oil, acrylic, mixed media and watercolor. My style is impressionistic that utilizes bright contrasting colors. I paint landscapes, seascapes, cityscapes, abstracts, animal and human portraits. I paint images in vivid color that I hope others will connect with. I paint with all the feeling in my heart to send a message to my viewer. My goal is to draw the viewer in to study my work to find hidden images. I make art to leave a piece of myself behind on this earth for my loved ones.danacargile.art.comDana Cargiles Artist Bio Over 30 years ago, as a young girl in fifth grade, Dana Cargile began painting under the tutelage of her grandmother, Wauzelia Shelley. Wauzelia, an accomplished artist, travelled around Lake Hefner in Oklahoma City selling landscape paintings out of the trunk of her car. Her home was filled with art, some of it hers, some of it traded from other artists and some from workshops. She was my first painting instructor, and the inspiration to be an artist came from her, said Dana.Dana later received her formal art education from Southwest Museum of Art in Midland, TX, Baylor University, and workshops in Jackson, MS and Tyler, TX.Dana attributes much of her painting style to the Deep South where she lived for over 14 years. She frequently visited New Orleans to study art, and this contributed to the loose, painterly and impressionistic qualiti
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