Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Three Muses - Odd Couple

A little over 25 years ago, I was sketching Santa figures on 1-inch pine, cutting them out with a band saw,  sanding them, painting them with oils, then sanding again to age them.  This odd couple is a product of that hobby, photographed and superimposed on a googled background, with a little digital tweaking.   I don't know how odd they are, but I do know they're one of a kind!  Thank you for stopping by to have a look!

22 comments:

  1. Well Bev they aren't too odd...but they are real cute...or you can get by on my premiss...He is a man and she is a woman and you can't get much odder then that...Lovely work!!!

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  2. A thoroughly original odd couple! Bev, your Mr and Mrs Santa are wonderful. I can't even begin to imagine the work that went into them, drawing on wood and cutting with a saw, then painting and finishing off. The fact that scanning now makes it possible to give them a longer life is a great tribute to our modern age.

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  3. ohhhhh I love your Santa's couple!!
    It's wonderful really.
    at

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  4. What a UNIQUE piece Bev !!
    You are so smart to come up with this ! I'm wondering if you stil make these figures ? I for sure would realy want to receive one. LOL

    Hugsss
    Rian

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  5. What a sweet Santa pair, Bev, I'm enjoying looking at everyone's entries this week!!!

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  6. Bev...such a wonderful pair and in an ODD way they have been together for centauries!!! What a marriage!!
    Glenys

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  7. Great work on the originals Bev! Lovely that you can use the images today. Lovely Mr. and Mrs.Santa couple. xx

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  8. What a wonderful couple. Love how you adapted them to your current art medium,Bev. You did a beautiful cutting and painting job on the characters. Excellent woodworking.

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  9. I love your couple and how you made them is beyond me. (i have 2 left hands except when behind a keyboard or in the kitchen) I love this picture.

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  10. Your couple of Mr and Mrs Santa is so charming! Great to see your piece, Christmas is so near and your collage made me very happy, Bev!

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  11. Clever of you to use your long ago crafting in your today's art. Fun to see those wooden figures.

    Darla

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  12. Wonderful couple, love your Christmas tree.

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  13. Well Miss Bev, they are ODD enough to make me laugh out loud and Mrs Claus looks as though she can't wait to pamper dear old Santa on Christmas morn. Great stuff.

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  14. Mrs. & Mrs. C. are the iconic "couple" at this time of the year, and your clever and creative use of this couple brought a cheery smile today! Hugs, Terri xoxo

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  15. I love your odd couple, and born of such talent, Bev. A lovely Christmas piece!

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  16. I love Santa Claus (Joulupukki) and his wife. This is a lovely couple.

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  17. Those wooden figures must have been real treasures. Love what you did to update them for this challenge.

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