Art Notes

I love the Christmas Eve services and the traditions that go along with them. In our church, it means lighting candles and passing them symbolically from one person to another. As I envisioned this tradition on canvas, I began to imagine that in an ideal world the Christmas Eve service would happen in a country chapel along a snowy wooded lane.

I envision this painting as the first in a series of three Christmas Chapels, each taking their inspiration from a classic Christmas carol. My prayer is that this series will give each of us a chance to rekindle the simple joys of the Christmas season.

Christmas Chapel I YouTube Video
Title: Christmas Chapel I
Painted: 2009
Published: 2009
Style: Chiaroscuro
Classification: Thomas Kinkade Original
Limited Edition: Available

Genre: Christmas, Churches

Tags: Christmas, Christmas carol, Christmas tree, Churches, Faith, Holidays, Horse, Sleigh, Snow, Winter

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