Beary Christmas

Illustration by Janet Tarjan Erl

Beary Christmas

Medium: Watercolor, Digital/Photoshop, Image Size: 20”h x 14″w, Note Card Image Size: 7”h x 5”w, 2017.

This artwork was created as my 2017 Christmas Card. I adapted my Trekker Bear illustration by turning him into Santa Bear. This art depicts Santa Bear merrily hiking to give out Beary Christmas gifts to all the young, wild critters. What do you think he gives the wee ones? Teddy bears, of course!

Painted in watercolor. Scanned into the computer, floated. Painting, graphics, colors, effects, and text were done in Photoshop.

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Liberty

Garment illustration by Janet Tarjan Erl

Liberty

Medium: Watercolor, Digital/Photoshop, Image Size: 22”h x 21″w, T-shirt Image Size: 15″h x 14.25″w 2001.

This design was created as an apparel design for T-shirts.

Painted in watercolor. Scanned into the computer and floated. Digital painting and enhancements, graphics, colors, effects, and text were done in Photoshop.

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Reindeer Chaos

Garment illustration by Janet Tarjan Erl

Reindeer Chaos

Medium: Pencil, Digital/Photoshop, Image Size: 7”h x 21″w, Note Card Image Size: 4”h x 11”w, 2018.

This artwork was created as my 2018 Christmas card. I modeled this in the style of my Funky Totems which is a colorful, graphic style with humorous characters. My Funky Totems are a modern-day twist on the ancient totems of indigenous peoples. Whereas our ancestors from long ago depicted the animals, plants, and spirit beings of their time, I have reinterpreted that simplistic style to show the many things that go on in our present-day culture. This totem depicts the chaos of playful reindeer who aren’t of much help to Santa.

Sketched in pencil, scanned into the computer, floated, painted in Photoshop, graphics, colors, effects, and text were done in Photoshop.

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Foxy Christmas

Illustration by Janet Tarjan Erl.

Foxy Christmas

Medium: Watercolor, Digital/Photoshop, Image Size: 22.5”h x 16″w, ©2019.

This design was created as a Christmas card design for 2019. I wanted a fancy cartoon style of a cute fox cub. Little fox cubs don’t get much cuter than this little guy. He’s got the big-eyed innocent look that makes him adorable. The branches and ribbon were painted in Photoshop.

Painted in watercolor, scanned into the computer, floated, graphics, colors, effects, and text were done in Photoshop.

Note: Image Watermark of Copyright and/or Website are NOT on the Original.

RV Christmas

Illustration by Janet Tarjan Erl

RV Christmas

Medium: Pencil, Digital/Photoshop, Image Size: 14.25”h x 20″w, Note Card Image Size: 5”h x 7”w, 2020.

This artwork was created as my 2020 Christmas card. I did this artwork in a colorful, graphic style with humorous quality. Santa is driving his old car and pulling an old airstream trailer. I did an RV theme that year because Harry and I were living in an RV park at the time, and our neighbors were RVers just like us.

Sketched in pencil, scanned into the computer, floated, painted in Photoshop, graphics, colors, effects, and text were done in Photoshop.

Note: Image Watermark of Copyright and/or Website are NOT on the Original.