Christmas Tree

The corner of this earth that I call home is awash with these things at this time of year. Often they are very pretty, occasionally they are rather garish, only rarely are they disappointing.

The tree on which this painting is based was (and almost certainly still is at time of writing) in Place Kléber, Strasbourg – overlooking part of this year’s Christmas market. As with other paintings done using palette knives, this was very satisfying to create and I have been forced to minimise detail, something I normally fail to do! Overall, and slightly to my surprise, I think this picture captures the feeling of the market.