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THURSDAY, DEC F MUH? 21. I-J67 THF. NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA, OREGON W /T A PAGE FIFTEEN . * n [ 4 ’ *1 1 ^^appy Holiday t! Thank you for your loyalty and good will throughout the year. BECAUSE CHRISTMAS IS TRADITIONALLY A WINTER WON DERLAND, paintings such as “Winter Scene" by the Flemish artist Hendrik Avercamp seem to capture the mood and reflect the spirit of the holiday season. Avercamp devoted his talents to depicting the winter landscapes of Holland. This painting, which Is in the Rijks Museum, Amsterdam, appears in the Grolier Book of Art, a 10-volume encyclopedia. ELLIOTT TIRE STORES. INC ARTISTK VIEWS REfLECT 'WINTER WONDERLAND Kassman Chevron Station In Bethlehem, it’s the rainy season. In Hawaii, Santa Claus might arrive by boat, and Christmas could be celebrated on a sunny beach. In Australia, Christ mas is a time for picnicking— it's summer "down under." Even in Northern lands, De ember 25th does not always provide the pleasures of a "white Christmas." In spite of the varying climes where Christmas is observed, and in spite of the frequent shortage of ice and snow at the appropriate time, the tradi tional image of Christmas is and probably always will be, a wintry, snowy landscape- celebrated in song and story, pictured in countless paintings. The countryside under a blanket of snow, the hillside drifted deep in white, the trees bent down with snow or crystal- bright with ice, the lakes, rivers and streams gleaming in ice- covered magnificence--t he se are favorite themes in holiday lore, and favorite dreams for all those who spend Christmas cozily among the conveniences of modern centrally-heated buildings and modern trans portation. The "winter wonderland" of ice and snow has been a fre quent source of inspiration for artists. There’s a wealth of winter landscape paintings that, although not directly associated with Christmas, seem to set the mood and reflect the spirit of the season. In 16th and 17th century Hol land, for instance, a whole tra dition of landscape painting was devoted solely to depicting win ter scenes--somewhat unusual since the winter weather of Holland is not especially cold. For admirers of art and white Christmases alike, one of the winter landscape, Avercamp’s paintings capture to perfection both the beauties and pleasures of winter. Bare branches of trees etch their patterns against expanses of ice, in contrast with the cozy cottages and, on the ice, the merry skaters, for an ideal blending of the cold weather and warm spirit of a winter holiday. Of Avercamp’s personal his tory, little is known. Records show that he was baptized in Amsterdam in January 1585, and buried at Kampen in 1634. His painting was influenced by the Flemish landscape tradition and particularly by Pieter Bruegel the Elder--a painter whose fascination with the win ter scene did much to shape his landscape style. The snow-covered hillsides seen in the work of the elder Pieter Bruegel contrast strangely with the flat, icy ter rain of his native Holland. The explanation is to be found in travels which took him to mountainous lands. Bruegel became a master in the Antwerp painter’s guild in 1551, and shortly afterward journeyed to France and Italy, says the Grolier Book of Art. In 1554 he returned from Rome to the Netherlands, re crossing the Alps on his way. The mountains and scenery of Italy made an immense in pression on him, as reflected in the drawings he made at the time. More than the "contempor ary" Italian art, those moun tainous vistas influenced his landscape style--andultimately inspired Avercamp and other Flemish painters of the ever wonderful scene. Dressing Dolls France, famed for its fash ions, early gave attention to dressing dolls known as "fash ion babies." Firstcreated about 600 years ago, »he "fashion babies" in later years became ambassadors for French styles. In the early American Colo nies, for instance, the arrival of a group of "fashion babies” from France was greeted with great excitement. For payment of an admission fee, Colonial women could see the dolls dis played, and observe the newest fashions, in miniature. COAST-TO-COAST STORE 4 s Christmis mafical charm greatinfs to I l / j U 1 1-T • • • «<* Christmas Is hsrs! Ons of ths season's bright pleasures is exchanging holiday greetings. This pleasure is ours as we say. "Thanks" to our many loyal customers. Y NYSSA FUNERAL HOME J 8 DORITY BEE BOARDS» Bert and Joyce Lienkaemper John Dority I Owyhee Barber Shop » '* ft a / • ■ TREASURE VALLEY GROWERS and SALES AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY
