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Who Nears My Mountain?!
In 1970, Rankin/Bass released Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town, a stop-motion holiday special that not only gave us the origin of Santa Claus, but two top-shelf villains — The Burgermeister Meisterburger, and The Winter Warlock.
Holly Jolly Hoodlums
Put one foot in front of the other. Bumbles bounce. Mind your blood pressure, Hotcakes. Never trust a magician. These lessons, among others, were drilled into my head annually by the Rankin/Bass holiday specials when I was a kid. For our holiday card this year, I wanted to honor those stop-motion extravaganzas from my childhood by painting an assortment of some of the biggest creeps and goons Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass ever created.
Looks Like A Cold, Cold Winter
Bit nippy out there, isn’t it? Hope everyone’s keeping warm in 2023. Michelle and I spent the last couple days of the year shivering in our sub-zero studio and painting Rankin/Bass snow monsters for fun.