on the first day of christmas, my true love would give to me . . .

a Matthew Doubek painting.

So I just realized that we are just 12 days away from Christmas. This got me thinking about my true love (whoever he is) and what he would give to me if he exited. Hopefully, it would not be french hens or maids a-milking. For the next 12 days, I will be sharing my dream Christmas list with you (basically, things I've been lusting over recently.)

Enjoy!

The painting you see here was created by Matthew Doubek, a very talented artist residing in Colorado. My friend Rusty introduced me to his work about a year ago, and I immediately fell in love with it. I spotted this painting, which is titled If You Love Something, Set It on Fire, at a gallery in Denver. Isn't it just so whimsical and wonderful? I've been dreaming about it hanging on bedroom wall for quite some time now . . .

You can see more of his work here . . . and read about him here.

Note: This series is not an attempt to drop hints regarding my actual Christmas list. Though I'm sure you'd love to spend $500 or so on me, please don't -- unless you are my rich future boyfriend. :)

p.s. I'm so excited. I just found $20 prints of his paintings online! Yay! Purchasing now . . .