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Decay, but... like... colorful and kinda pretty.

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Trying out different color schemes. While I do like the warmer one on the right, where the greens are more green, I still think I prefer the colder and slightly more purple/pink/dull colors on the left one. But I'm not sure WHY I prefer that because simultaneously I think the more even, warmer and colorful one to the right is the better one.

Opinions? Thoughts?

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With the addition of the latest three drawings (of which two already existed as unfinished sketches beforehand), my set from 2019 is now complete. 25 drawings more or less related to winter, Yule and Christmas. I quite like them and I'm quite proud.

While I am a bit tempted to add another 6 and let it be a December advent calendar (ending on New Years Eve) I think that will be, if anything, a future project.

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Christmas day. Last day of Christmas. Now time to move on to the next thing.

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And for this Christmas, I hope you get what you deserve.

(Or, depending, have a nice day however you spend it)

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Tomorrow is Christmas eve (=the day when Swedish people get their Yule presents) but some really nice individuals - like this fish - gives away presents one day early! Such a nice fish.

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"Rudolph with your nose so bright, won't you guide my sleigh tonight?" "I'm sorry, Santa, I'm afraid I can't do that."

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Are Krampus and Satan related somehow? I mean both in a jokingly lore-ish sense, but also... like... why goats? Why are evil creatures so often associated with goats? Because they headbutt you? Goats are cute, man!

This was supposed to be a Krampus but kinda went in a more devilish kind of direction. Therefore my ponderings.

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Undead Santa having a last, quick rest before present delivery. He died a long time ago but just isn't allowed to retire yet. Times are harsh even for the imaginary.

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Darkest day of the year - so it's only going to get lighter and brighter from now on!

Happy Solstice!

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Santa's elves are actually an egg laying species. It's true! They lay their eggs at the end of autumn and they hatch some time around or just after Christmas. During incubation they need to be close to spruce trees. I think it's something to do with the trees' sap.

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A Christmas/Yule goat! Another of the many winter holiday related creature of folk tales.

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This was made as one in a series of Christmas drawings but I wonder how many places in the world there are where people eat ham as a winter holiday food. "Julskinka", Yule ham, is very common here. It's a thing. Pigs are being brought up and slaughtered in a way probably similar to the fate of turkeys in the USA.

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For December 17... I post an interpretation of the Yule cat! (I think I'd draw it differently today though, bigger and scarier.)

I like the Yule Cat but don't know much about it. I'm not from Iceland so I didn't hear about it until I was an adult. Now I basically only know what can be found on the Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule_cat

But I like the idea of big, scary cats! I want to have one in Swedish folk lore too. Can I make one up and turn it into a part of the local folk lore? I mean, it's basically just local creepypasta, right?

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This drawing has taken so many turns already and I don't know how to get it over any kind of finish line. Guess I have to pretty soon though because now it's a Christmas drawing or something?!