...As the hour neared midnight, and the snow fell heavily outside the
window, Drosselmeyer put the final touches to his newest creation -
The Nutcracker...
...I'm not a particularly big fan of ballet, or of The Nutcracker
story, but the character of
Drosselmeyer has always fascinated me...
I'd originally envisioned him as a shadowy Conrad Veidt figure - tall and elegantly gaunt, all velvety and hypnotic-eyed, perched on top of the grandfather clock like a raven in his black cloak, preventing the midnight chimes...
...and I'd still like to have a go at drawing him that way - maybe in the new year.
But for this Xmassy picture he mellowed and became someone a little gentler-looking and less sinister, more an aging grandfatherly Harold Gould, perhaps...
and I gave him a cat. Who I've decided is called Yuri.
.............
And last but not least, here's some cheering festive-ness from ...
Kay Harker and Cole Hawlins...
and Jethro Tull...
and it wouldn't be Xmas without George Bailey (with a little help from Clarence...) :-)
Wishing you all a most magical... merry...sparkly...joyful... and very happy Xmas-time!
*~ peedge~*, Lynne Lamb / paintistworks, stone illustrations, guildofghostwriters, and 35 other people added this photo to their favorites.
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Steering for North 52 months ago | reply
contrarymary 47 months ago | reply
Fantastic!!
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craftolic 26 months ago | reply
I love your intricate work, made my Sunday!