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Christmas Parade Painting - Gouache On Strathmore Paper A variety of North American wild animals and Northern cardinals passing by a decorated Christmas tree at night in a snowy landscape.

Start your Christmas story this year with the beautiful gouache paintings featuring the nature in full celebration of a magic winter. Lynn Bywaters has been an illustrator for more than 30 years, creating hundreds of charming paintings and drawings for children's books and enchanted greeting cards. Enjoy!

Angel of Peace Painting Gouache On Strathmore Paper - An angel sits on a wooden bench in a snow covered landscape holding a lamb in her lap, and at her feet- a sleeping lion.

Cross-country Santa Painting - Gouache On Strathmore Paper Santa Claus with a basket full of toys on his back, cross-country skiing with his sled dogs, accompanied by cardinals- on his way to deliver toys for Christmas.

Christmas Gathering -Painting - Gouache On Strathmore Paper Wolves, grizzly bears, moose and cardinals gathered around a vernal pool deep in a snowy hemlock wood.

Filling the Stockings Painting - Gouache On Strathmore Paper Santa Claus choosing toys to put in the stockings of good little girls and boys.

Feathered Friends Painting Gouache On Strathmore Paper A traditional snowman in a top hat, plaid scarf and poinsettia boutonniere enjoys a winter evening with a variety of wild birds.

Santa's Workshop Painting - Gouache On Strathmore Paper A toy bird magically comes to life while Santa is painting it in his workshop.

Noel Painting Gouache - An angel holding a dove radiating light in a fantasy landscape with a Tea House.

See more beautiful Christmas paintings by Lynn Bywaters here

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Free Winter Wallpapers

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With Andrew Osokin, the passion for macro photography doesn't stop at snowflakes. He is a master of winter macro photography, capturing with his camera temporary moments of purity, symmetry and ethereal beauty. I'm presenting you today some of his snowflakes photos, so impressive it's making me think I should take a magnifier next time I take a trip to the store.

He used a NikonD80 or Nikon D90 DSLR with 60mm/90mm macro lens to capture these temporary moments of beauty.

See more macro photography of snowflakes and snow crystals by Andrew Osokin here.

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This time, I've got nothing to say. I'm just going to let you hear it from the author himself and enjoy these beautiful macro shoots of snowflakes and snow crystals falling from the sky.

"When I started photographing snowflakes, I learned that most show the wear and tear of their travels through the atmosphere. Brushes with other snow crystals, changes in humidity and temperature, the effects of sublimation and the trauma of landing on earth all take a random toll on their crystalline structure".

Mark Cassino also has two print photo albums dedicated to his snowflake photograpy. "Imperfect Symmetry" and "The Story of Snow". You know, these will make for a great gift this Christmas.

You can see more of Mark Cassino's beautiful snowflake and snow crystal photography here

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So it's that awesome time of the year, snowflakes, trees covered in puffy snow, romantic lights and warm hugs from your significant other. I love winter, I love the amazing frosty scenery, not the cold though...

I present you the beautiful snowflake photography of Alexey Kljatov. He captures snowflakes on glass surface then takes macro pictures of them using a background highlighted by LED light and dark woolen fabrics. The result? A gorgeous snowflake photography set, each one so perfect, so inspiring and so unique!

It's not just for my love of macro photography or obsession with the perfect and sophisticated shapes the nature hides that I'm so enticed by Alexey Kljatov's snowflake photos. It's the creativity, passion and patience the photographer has put to work in a most common place, his home's open balcony, a stool with legs up and a glass plate. He's even built a macro add-on for his camera to improve the quality and angle of his snowflake photography. If you're a photography buff and would love to macro capture snowflakes this winter, go ahead and read Alexey Kljatov's article here describing the add-on and overall process of his macro photography.

See more of Alexey Kljatov's snowflakes and snow crystal photography here

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Winter landscapes by littlemewhatever

It's not that we're fans of the low temperatures, ice under our feet and overall discomfort of going on with our lives in the city during the winter. But it's impossible not to recognize, winter is great for artsy photography. We took deviantArt by storm and found these beautiful winter photographs (landscape, macro and portrait). We're thinking if winter is here...at least we should start the new season with a positive touch.