Happy Thanksgiving!

Here are a couple of random, gorgeous illustrations by Marco Wagner and Robin Moline to get us in the mood for Turkey Day...Happy Thanksgiving!!

Marco Wagner - Krocan

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Robin Moline - Turkey

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Lucie Rice - A Brief History of Thanksgiving

Being that most of us are getting ready for Thanksgiving festivities of one sort or another tomorrow, it seemed fitting to share this new piece created by Lucie Rice.  It's pretty much Thanksgiving in a nutshell, and we hope you like it!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

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Lucie Rice - A Brief History of Thanksgiving (click to enlarge)

In case you want a little more, here's Wikipedia's version:
Thanksgiving in North America had originated from a mix of European and Native traditions.[1] Typically in Europe, festivals were held before and after the harvest cycles to give thanks for a good harvest, and to rejoice together after much hard work with the rest of the community.[1] At the time, Native Americans had also celebrated the end of a harvest season.[1] When Europeans first arrived to the Americas, they brought with them their own harvest festival traditions from Europe, celebrating their safe voyage, peace and good harvest.[1] Though the origins of the holiday in both Canada and the United States are similar, Americans do not typically celebrate the contributions made in Newfoundland, while Canadians do not celebrate the contributions made in Plymouth, Massachusetts.[2]

Marco Wagner's Turkey (Krocan)

Since Thanksgiving is upon us, it seemed appropriate to feature this gorgeous piece by Marco Wagner.  The title of the painting is Krocan, which is the Czech word for turkey, and Marco created it for a contemporary art fair in Essen, Germany.  C.A.R.: Contemporary Art Ruhr was held in an amazing old factory in the "Zeche Zollverein", a former industrial area which is part of the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites, and is one of the anchor points of the European Route of Industrial Heritage.

Marco Wagner - Krocan

In Marco's own words, "My body of work shows the world of hunting and killing, man and nature, fun and food.  I chose this theme as it provides a huge range of imagery that I wanted to transform and interpret.  Furthermore this theme was helpful to feel free and try out new techniques like ink-drawings, linocut, oil colors, etc. You can say it was a trial and error experience.  Especially the Turkey (krocan is the czech word). My aim was to simplify the complex feathers of this animal and play with decoration and color. The technique is acrylic and bronze color on board."

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