CARD SPECIFICATIONS

• Measures 14 x 14cm / 5.5 x 5.5 inches (folded)

• Each card comes in a cellophane sleeve with a brown craft envelope

• There is a slight gloss finish on the outside, the inside is blank and has a matt finish, suitable for any pen and a variety of occasions!

• Printed on 280gsm gloss paper, sourced from sustainable forests.

Please remember that colours may differ slightly from what your monitor displays.

All cards are shipped in a sturdy cardboard envelope via standard first-class royal mail. If you would like your parcel to be tracked, please contact me to discuss shipping upgrades.

HOW DID THIS PAINTING COME ABOUT?

Watch a this short video showing the creative process.

This painting was based on a Santa I picked up on eBay. He wasn’t your characteristic round bellied type but rather, something a little more agile and – one might imagine - capable of hopping down and up a chimney!

The name of Santa carries with it many associations, for me the magic and sense of wonder he represents always makes me smile along with my childhood memories of letters drifting up chimneys and mince pies and brandies left out by the fireplace on Christmas eve, disappearing by morning!

I hope this Santa, with his explorer stance and companionable teddy bear conjures a little of that festive mystery!

WHAT IS A DIGITAL PAINTING?

I have come to digital painting from a traditional fine art background, working for over 20 years in mediums such as oil paint on canvas and pastels.

A couple of years ago I started applying this knowledge and experience to digital painting.

Watch this short video to see my set up and how I create a digital painting, building an image up from scratch, in the same way I would if using oil paint or pastel.