Polly Pickles
Lil' Acrid Ellie
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So to get ready for the Holiday Season I thought I'd create some of my favorite Christmas naughties. In particular...Krampus. What's that you say...you don't know who Krampus is? Well in alpine regions of Europe it was believed that Saint Nick was accompanied by a sinister long tongued devil who would take care of all the nasty children. Back in the Victorian era he was quite a popular character...usually terrifying young children. So recentIy I collected a number of vintage cabinet cards and photographs of people of all sorts...then using the magic of paint I transformed them into a collection of Krampuses.
I reimagined them not as one devilish character but as a curmudgeonly crew of all sorts and sizes.
Edgar Raventhorn
Milton Moonlover
I reimagined them not as one devilish character but as a curmudgeonly crew of all sorts and sizes.
The Grinch Series
I also created a few Grinch portraits...kind of a Krampus but not exactly. Nonetheless he is a classic Holiday villain...with an great ditty to match.
Heat Miser and Snow Miser
Some of you might remember a Xmas special called A Year Without A Santa Claus. The were a couple of pesty brothers in that...Heat Miser and Snow Miser who I was quite fond of. I reimagined them in the form of a married couple.
Need to jar your memory? Here's a little video reminder of the Misers.