You sure are in the spirit girl! Good job!

OMG,that is soooooooooo cute!! I absolutely LOVE it.
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Kath

I love them, really awesome job!

Another excellent piece of art. Glenda, do you sell your creations cause if you don't you sure would do well at it.

Sal

Beautifully done!! You've got the Christmas spirit now. Jlily

Boy, you sure can do those faces! You just want to reach in and pinch those cheeks!

Crafty Lady, I don't know who Glenda is but from my experience it is difficult to make any money on my painted pieces. Even though I put a lot of time and effort in each piece, they are always finished both front and back (I usually paint snowflakes or stars on the back) and I varnish every piece. But I can't compete with the stores and the products from China. So, I take special orders and sometimes I put my pieces in an art consignment shop but I know I have to keep the price low - around $4-$6. This particular piece was from a picture I saw on the internet, I just drew it smaller and added my own take to it. Thank you all for the compliments.

What a happy pair! Again great job on Santa's beard. I've got to get one of those brushes. :) ~Anj

Absolutely love the light, airy way you do those beards-just looks like you had fun doing them. And the blending on those cheeks--just awesome painting!

Nowadays, many don't bother with the back of a piece--you're lucky if they even put a coat of paint on it! When the cutout shapes were so popular, I used to try to extend the design to the back--even if no pattern for it--because I sometimes wanted to use them on my table as part of a centerpiece.

Your work is so detailed--really more like fine art than craft painting--but you are probably right--non-painters might not appreciate the time or talent that went into painting the project. So who taught those Chinese to paint anyway???? Just joking, of course. Luvs