Christmas art gallery
Brad Shipp: Christmas 2020
In today’s Christmas feature, we show off a quick set of local pieces.
A quick note: not all of it is cheery. But art is meant to speak not only beauty, but also truth. 2020 has been a heavy year. One artist told us he fell asleep while finishing his piece, thinking while he made it of how he wouldn’t get to see his family for Christmas this year due to COVID. the mournful snowman is speaking for that element of the holidays in 2020.
So this series of local art is devoted to all of you, whether this season inspires joy, anxiety, sadness… or maybe, as it is for many of us, a mix of the 3.
We hope you enjoy this virtual gallery of work from local Joplin MO creatives.
Ela Hosp (downtown Joplin through her apartment window)
Cody Martin: the grinch has been replaced as our Christmas villain…
Brennan Davis: Be Santa!
Izzy B: also part of the coloring page set that you can print from the site!
Did you enjoy these and want MORE? (so greedy for art, you are). Then check out our Christmas art gallery from last year! It’s right HERE.
contributors:
brad shipp
I'm an artist that dabbles in a little bit of everything art-related. I work as a graphic artist at Images in Tile by day, and I am a freelancer by night. If I'm not doing something creative, I am spending time with the family/dog or I am tinkering with my hotrod truck.
@shipp_wreck
Isaiah Basye
Greetings! I'm Izzy B. I love telling stories. I love drawing. I love to laugh, so being an author seemed like a no-brainer. I'm a computer lab teacher at Carl Junction, and when I'm not teaching students technology, I'm creating humorous books. I'm also the dad of two awesome kiddos, Gideon and Maxx. I have an amazing wife named Autumn, and a crazy, tough cat named Callie. It is my hope that you fall in love with books, not just mine.
IG: @izzybbooks
www.izzybbook.com
cody martin
Cody Martin is a nature-loving creative from Nevada, Mo. She enjoys gardening, hanging out with her chickens, and making art. She and her husband, John, can often be found creating journals and sketchbooks for their hand made business, Little House Journals.
@littlecodymartin
brennan davis
Brennan is a cartoonist because he doesn’t know how to raise alpacas. He wears bowling shoes and likes to pretend he’s Davy Crockett. He also goes swimming in RV park pools.
Ela hosp