Joy- Sugar plums, in July?

This is a Christmas card design I did a couple of years ago. I've changed my digital painting style quite a bit since then and am glad I have. I like the drawing well enough but it could definitely be more dynamic instead of so straight on. The color application seems too digital looking to me, too "fuzzy". I've always loved this part of the Night Before Christmas story and just think it reads for such a great visual. I also wanted for some reason to do hand lettering. Successful? Ya, not so much. I need to practice. I might redo this at some point because I picture it so much differently in my mind now. I guess that's part of practicing, learning and working on your craft!

Thanks for stopping by and for any comments!
-Joy

Christmas in July: Family Time

Isn't the best part of the holidays getting together with family and friends for old and new traditions? 

I'm a Christmas nut and we are quite the crafty family so the tree each year is more of an art project than decoration! 

This is a sketch from a dummy book, of course I had to write a Christmas story!  I did mention I'm a Christmas nut, didn't I?

Winter In July

Despite living in Texas, I'm not really a summer person. (And who could be with these miserable temperatures? yuck!) I love the cold and am already anticipating one of my favorite things about winter: curling up with a good book in a toasty room while avoiding the damp cold outside.