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Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree image 1

Published on 11/25/201811/25/2018 by Scott Von Holzen

To my surprise, Rockin’ Around the Christmas tree, is my thirteenth Christmas time painting. That is a lot of artwork time spent in the later part of the year, when I am not into Christmas music at Christmas time. Instead I prefer an occasional Christmas song in the summer time. For me Christmas music in July, is a diversion away from in-the-moment pop music, or when I am drowning in boredom from my own, aging playlists. Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree, sung by Brenda Lee, represents one of those great Summer Christmas songs, that will lift your spirit, and cool your temperature.

This artwork consists of two eight by sixteen inch canvasses, in a metal frame with a pearl colored background that does not portray well in the image. The music will be mostly in a Cobalt blue that worked well in the 2016 Christmas painting, Ave Maria. A canvas image of this artwork will appear in this years Christmas card.

Scott Von Holzen

Por Una Cabeza The Tango Final image

Published on 11/20/201811/21/2018 by Scott Von Holzen

The Tango

I wrote these comments for this video:
“This artwork is a portrait of the Tango from the movie Scent of a Woman. What makes this work different from the previous other large works of 2018, Like Vogue, and the Mozart Serenade, is that I broke the music a part based on the two rests from the music. What I am trying to do is to capture that same feeling that I get when I view an actual Van Gogh painting. Its is his colors that pulls me closer to Vincent, but it is the seeing of his brush strokes and the interaction they have on all those bright colors that creates the connection. Although I am trying to use bright colors differently from Vincent, I do want to pull the viewer closer. I hopefully do that with their interaction with the music. That is why breaking the music apart I think creates curiosity with the viewer. I talk of immersive qualities of this artwork in the video. That may be over confidence on me, but no matter, it is a start, for better to come.”

I do not need to say anymore about this artwork. After two months of living with it, I wish only to move on. That is what has happened. I am now working on 2018’s Christmas painting. An image of this artwork will be a part of the Christmas Cards that I will be sending out to those who have supported me this year and in the past. Never forget. Thank You

Scott Von Holzen

Por Una Cabeza The Tango image 2

Published on 11/20/2018 by Scott Von Holzen

The Tango, it near completion. After the setback it is surprising how well I was able to put everything back with minimal issues. Every artwork has its moments of disappointment and testing of the artist determination. The fact that every one of these artworks is like building something that has never been built before, proves my worth and will to succeed. But not my confidence.