Christmas Fireplace

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Christmas by the Fire

What's better than a chilly evening spent in front of a roaring fire? This is probably the most detailed Christmas card I've done; believe me, I only painted this scene once! It would make lovely prints, if I could get it to print out well . . . Anyway, I love how the yellow light is reflecting on the stone and hearth around the fire. Also that glowing shade of royal blue on the chair cushion underneath the cat. The texture on the grout around the fireplace stone was done with a dry brush technique, and the shadows on the rug are a watery gray/black mixture. I painted this card two years ago for my penfriend in Georgia; now I wish I hadn't sent the original away!