Friday, December 19, 2008

Santa "Big Red" Claus

44 comments:

  1. That is AWESOME! He looks like the real Boss Hog of the north pole.

    "I'm blinded by your awesomeness"

    Merry Christmas!

    -Mike

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  2. Ho ho hoedown. Extremely cool. Hope you have a Merry Christmas.

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  3. He is always standing under the mistletoe. You even make Santa clause a bad-ass.

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  4. aw man- that's the best claus ever.

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  5. Wonderful illustration! Something really nice to hang on the wall for Christmas!

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  6. That's such an awesome Santa! Really wonderful :)

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  7. love his beard and his very realistic cloth collar

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  8. Great!!!! as always :D

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  9. Anonymous4:42 AM

    Great Santa!!

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  10. Saved to my desktop . . . awesome piece Ryan, really, really nice!

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  11. You're the man Wood! Great piece my friend! Merry Christmas!!!

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  12. Waw!! Amazing!!

    "Merry Christmas buddy" :)

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  13. hehehe!! fantastic!Santa will rise again! he he he! Merry Christmas!

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  14. Ohh yeaah!

    I always knew deep down that Santa was a fan of bolo ties.

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  15. perfect as usual! I dog the beard!
    bravo!

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  16. This is really classy Ryan! Merry Christmas!

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  17. Love this Santa Claus - you need to do a Christmas book with Mel.

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  18. Hahaha! Great Santa :)Merry Christmas!Ryan!

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  19. Very nice Ryan,
    I like the cheek [tomato].
    Ryan I posted caricature of George Bush. Hope for your suggestions. I wish you and your family Happy New Year.

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  20. Nice. Move over Sunbloom, Santa's got serious style now.

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  21. That's great man - your handling over texture is perfect. Not to mention clothing design. Happy New Year!

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  22. This is awesome... very nice, Ryan, just like always.

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  23. He's stylin'.
    Happy New Year Ryan.

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  24. Too awesome, this is a must-add for the ole' google-reader!

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  25. great take on Santa... love his beard! Happy New Year

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  26. That must be the best Santa illustration in 2008. You're setting the bar high for next year!

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  27. This is awesome. He Doesn't get much more Jolly than that.

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  28. Hey Ryan.....Great blog. This Santa painting is awesome.

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  29. WOW!

    Holly Sh*t Ryan!

    as always, awesome!

    Love how much you've pushed the exgeration on proportions!

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  30. This is just amazing! not much else to say! :o)

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  31. Hey cuz...I'm not sure if you remember me, but I am Dean and June's grandaughter (Jeanine's oldest). This is an awesome blog! I had no idea you were such an artist!

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  32. It's great to see him in some other clothes. Great illustration!

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  33. He'so "juicy" if you don't mind me saying! ;) great portrait...and impeccably done :)

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  34. Now that's a cozy cowboy Santa!

    Hey Ryan,

    How's it going up there? Hope you got a good start on the new year.

    -Hans

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  35. Flipping neat... i can't imagine a cooler santa... so rad.

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  36. can't say enough about how you use color and light, how you can make everything so soft yet get great debth - awesome piece, love your stuff!

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  37. Hey!!!!! We need some more Ryan Wood "How to" tutorials! The artwork is amazing as usual, but I love seeing how you approach it.
    I'd also love it if you checked out my new site and ripped it apart. Be gentle!
    www.lubbersportfolio.blogspot.com

    Thanks

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  38. Woooonderfuuuuuuulll !!!!

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  39. Wow! This is incredible and so is your other work. I would love to see your process with this piece. The detail is phenomenal

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  40. haha!!! really really great

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  41. Such an awesome portrait! I love your work.
    Thanks for sharing!
    Shane =)

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