Tuesday, December 20, 2011

The Ghost of Christmas Present


I have finally made up a pretty good digital approximation of my big painting of the Ghost of Christmas Present.
The problem was that I could only get my camera three and a half feet away from the canvas and so I had to make this image up from lots of smaller photos pasted together in Photoshop.

The painting in the window was a very strange project to take on, but I really enjoyed the process and I loved meeting all those nice people who stopped by to say hello.
Painting this scene from A Christmas Carol in public was a very good way of getting into the Christmas spirit, and in a purely practical sense, it is good to know that, when pressed, I can finish a seven foot oil painting in less than a week.

5 comments:

Roberto Freire / Robolus said...

Congratulations! This is a fantastic Work of Art. I love the Mood and the Colors.
Merry Christmas for you and your Family!

John Voss said...

Well done! The atmosphere you've created in the piece is outstanding...

Jean said...

Just amazing--both the size and the speed at which you painted it, yet the finished piece is as spectacularly beautiful and intricate as all of your work. Wonderful feel to the piece--I love the grand scale depicted by the size and the attitude of The Ghost of Christmas Present.

Sadami said...

Hi,PJ,
Oh..a great work!
Wish you a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year. Keep up your wonderful work in 2012.
Best wishes,Sadami

PJ Lynch said...

Thanks so much for those very generous comments guys, and let me wish you a very Merry Christmas
Best wishes
PJ