They wouldn't let poor Rudolph....

Poor Rudolph with your nose so bright!  No reindeer games for you.

Pardon a watercolor gal.  This one is a pastel.  Every once in a while, it's good to get out of your major medium.  And your major motif.  I rarely resort to still life paintings any more, but this one seemed right for the season.

Watch for ways to cluster objects....and to set one apart. 

Yesterday we remembered John Lennon.  Today they pardoned Jim Morrison.  So maybe the lonely lightbulb isn't a lightbulb at all, but a symbol of all those who find themselves on the fringe, on the frontier, on the outskirts looking in. Remember, Rudolph, You saved the day when the rest of us were in a fog.  And we are grateful!