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DEAN MORRISSEY - FATHER CHRISTMAS: THE WORKSHOP

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DEAN MORRISSEY - FATHER CHRISTMAS: THE WORKSHOP
Dean Morrissey - Father Christmas: The Workshop - Masterwork Canvas Edition - Imaage Size: 16"W X 40"H. - Edition Size:75 - Published From The Artist'S Original Work. - “We All Know About Santa Claus And His Annual Circumnavigation Of The Globe,” Says The Artist. “It’S Quite A Feat By Any Standard. But What Is A Bit Less Explored Is What Santa Does The Other 364 Days Of The Year. All Year Long And Right Up To Christmas Eve, Santa Is A Toymaker Extraordinaire. He’S Up To His Elbows In A Labor Of Love, Turning Out Magical Toys At A Pace And Of A Quality Unparalleled In The World. With This Portrait, I Depicted The Master Craftsman Engaged In His Work. Hearing The Bell Above The Door, He Looks Up To Greet His Visitor. Perhaps The Visitor Is Us, Come To Catch A Glimpse Of The Making Of Magic.” Here At The , The Holiday Season Doesn’T Begin Until We Unwrap A Box From Artist Dean Morrissey To Reveal The Year’S Painting Of Father Christmas. Over The Past Ten Years We Have Had The Pleasure Of Publishing Morrissey’S Portraits Of A Very Real, Wise And Generous Man That Just Happens To Be Santa Claus. In "Father Christmas: The Workshop," He’S Putting In A Few Hours After Dinner, With A Couple Of Industrious Elves For Companionship And Help With The Finishing Touches. Why Not Let This Picture Of A Twinkle-Eyed Craftsman Decorate Your Home For The Holidays This Year?………Dean Morrissey Biography Dean Morrissey Has Been Drawing And Creating Characters Since His Childhood In Boston. Inspired By Disney Matte Paintings And Comic Book Heroes Early On, He Grew To Appreciate The Works Of The Masters, Such As Rembrandt, Vermeer, Pyle And N.C. Wyeth. Morrissey Worked A Variety Of Job Until Deciding To Paint Full Time In The Late 1970’S. He Worked As A Freelance Book Cover Illustrator For Over 15 Different Publishers In New York And Won Numerous Awards. Morrissey Is Self Taught, And Considers The Demands Of Cover Illustration To Have Been His “Art School”. In 1991, Morrissey Began To Paint Some Images From A Story That He Was Creating. His Books Include Ship Of Dreams Harry N Abrams (1994), The Great Kettles: A Tale Of Time Harry N Abrams (1997), The Song Of Celestine Little, Brown And Co. (1998), The Christmas Ship Harpercollins (2000), A Christmas Carol Press (2000), The Moon Robber Harpercollins (2001), The Winter King Harpercollins (2002), And The Monster Trap Harpercollins (2004). His Awards Include The Society Of Illustrators Gold Medal For The Great Kettles, The Chesley Award For The Light Ship (2002), And He Is A Current Nominee For This Year’S Chesley Award For Anna Of The Celts (2003). Morrissey Lives With His Wife Shan And His Son On The South Shore Of Massachusetts.