Monday, November 18, 2013

Krampus - Children of Yuletide

The Children of Yuletide show is now open! And from what I hear it is off to a great start after the opening reception this past Friday night. As promised I have my piece from the show on the blog today! I have only been wanting to do this piece for about 4 years, so it is a good thing that this show came along and got me off my butt to finally do this piece. I present you with my Krampus...

Krampus
18 x 24
© 2013 Christopher Burdett

This is the biggest drawing I have done in a long long time. I actually had to work on it at my drawing table exclusively instead of dragging it around with me and working on it little by little here and there. Making a ever more conscience effort to document my drawings I have for you some images of the process...









Process shots are all © 2013 Christopher Burdett

As mentioned above, the Children of Yuletide show opened this past Friday night. While I could not attend I was able to steal some images of the opening off the internet (THANKS, MIKE!) It sure looks like a fun time! Look at all that art! You can see my piece in the center of both photos...

Image of the opening courtesy Mike Bukowski
(which means totally stolen from him off the interwebs)

Image of the opening courtesy Mike Bukowski
(which means totally stolen from him off the interwebs)

Children of Yuletide will be up for two months so if you are in the Philadelphia area in the coming months be sure to stop by and check out the show! It is full of RAWR!

CHILDREN OF YULETIDE
Showing till mid January
Grindcore House
1515 S 4th St Philadelphia, PA 19148

That is all for another exciting Monday on the blog, see you bake here on Wednesday! Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com
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4 comments:

  1. mikeburns@mikeburnsart.comNovember 18, 2013 at 9:47 AM

    Awesome! I love the feet hanging out of his sack-thing I'm hoping to visit the show sometime soon :)

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    1. Christopher BurdettNovember 18, 2013 at 10:07 AM

      Thanks, Mike! Let me know how the show looks in person! I wish I could make it... but it is a little far to just stop by.

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  2. Lance RedNovember 19, 2013 at 10:07 AM

    The drawing turned out fantastic. Your Krampus design is great; I especially like how the jingle bells contrast with the fierce monster. And the feet all tightly packed in his sack take it to a much darker place then other Krampus illustrations I've seen, which is just perfect for monsters and make it stand out. Any plans to do a painting of this for yourself in the future?

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    1. Christopher BurdettNovember 19, 2013 at 10:17 AM

      Thanks, Lance! Glad to hear you are enjoying it! I had originally planned for this piece to be a little more mixed media in its final incarnation, but in the end it is just pencil on paper and will remain that way. I think this piece is done for now. I have other pieces I need and want to work on. :)

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