And Heaven and Nature Sing

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This was my Christmas card design for 2010 which I never got the chance to make cards from. December was just too busy this time.

This painting doesn't exactly say Christmas, and although I prefer cards which are obviously about the holiday rather than ones that are just about winter and fun times, I found myself thinking about something rather off beat. I love the carol "Joy to the World", especially the line, " -and Heaven and Nature sing..." I imagine that when Christ was born the animals weren't left out of the loop, and in their little way percieved the momentous event. So somewhere in a forest far far away, an angel is announcing to nature just what the shepherds are hearing in the field...