Greeting Cards By Jim Mitchell

Today I want to introduce you, friends, to the artist and the author of many Christmas greeting cards.

Jim Mitchell is an English based illustrator specializing in greeting cards and children's illustration. He was born in Stoke on Trent, in a family settled in a Staffordshire country village. As a child Jim liked wandering round woods and ditches with a pointed stick and bow and arrow.
His father was a ceramic transfer artist which he found a personal inspiration.

 

 

 

 

Jim did a degree in Graphics and Illustration. He usually works in watercolour with gouache over the top, coloured pencil over the top and then pastel over the top, but what he finds most important is starting with an understanding of the subject.

 

 

He now lives in Dorset with his wife and two grown up daughters. Jim also enjoys collecting old toy soldiers as well as armor and antique weapons.

 

 

I loved the Christmas scenes in London, the pretty snowy houses and the shining Christmas trees. Perhaps you have sent postcards made by Jim Mitchell to your family and friends.

Yesterday we celebrated the Russian 'Old New Year'. What is this?

 So 2021 has undoubtedly come :-) Happy Old New year!