Santa Is Checking His List

by Darice Machel McGuire

Original - Not For Sale

Price

$600

Dimensions

14.000 x 11.000 inches

Title

Santa Is Checking His List

Artist

Darice Machel McGuire

Medium

Painting - Acrylic On Canvas Board

Description

Santa is checking his list, wondering who has been naughty or nice. Are you on his list?
This painting holds some very special memories for me. On Santa's list you will see the names of my children, grandchildren ( minus two new grand babies ), nieces and nephews, my sisters and many of my students from 2012 and earlier. The year I painted it I had a Christmas Show in my studio in Chico California for all my students who wanted to participate. Each student painted a Christmas themed painting that hung in the studio for 6 weeks. One of my student's little brother ( who was about five years old ) was studying the names on the list in my painting. He had a frown on his face. I asked him if he saw his name on the list, he shook his head. I asked him if he saw his sister's name, he nodded. I lowered my voice as if to let him on in a secret and said "That's because it's the naughty list". His eyes and face lit up with a big smile. His father, who was standing next to him smiled at me and whispered "Good one" and winked. Boy, that was a close one!

NOTE; This painting, along with my entire inventory and art studio, was destroyed in the Lahaina fire on August 8th, 2023.

"Copyright 2010, Darice Machel McGuire, all rights reserved"

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December 9th, 2010

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