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Merry Christmas everyone.  🎅 As usual,   I can't help myself -I like this fun Christmas card based on a classic golden oldie's version of "White Christmas." I also like the animation from Joshua Held of the UK.

Life has been busy and art work has taken a back seat.  I need to re-evaluate this.  But I did get a small pyrographic/fluid acrylic painting done in the last week.  There are these rock formations in the Canadian shield that are most unique. Lines are burnt into the wood panel and then painted with fluid acrylic paints.

In the small town where the Riverbend Artists work and show their art, the town council, the Historical Society and the artists collaborated to create a Community Information Centre, Museum and Gallery as a place for residents to meet and see the arts and the history of the town.  Residents of the town brought in their memorabilia, the artists displayed their art work, and the town provided a place to pick up information about events in the community.  Art work changed throughout the time period and residents brought in and then took out their memorabilia as themes changed.  The artists created and put up a display system used by all.  Volunteers managed the Centre.  Since July 1st, 2017 in excess of 1500 visitors from all over the province of Ontario, other Canadian Provinces, Europe, USA,  came for a visit. the Riverbend Artists held a show and sale July 1st and 400 visitors came into the Centre -without advertising.  The Artists just finished  their Yuletide Art Show and Sale in the