Wednesday, 24 December 2014

Surprising Santa

Hello, everyone. At last, a new picture - albeit of a cartoony sort.

Wishing you and yours a very happy and peaceful Christmas. May you all have a wonderful time.

And, unlike young Annabelle here, may each of you get exactly what you've been asking for - one way or another!
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20 comments:

  1. ronnie24 December 2014 at 16:33

    Underling,

    Good to see you posting.

    Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas.

    Love,
    Ronnie
    xx

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    1. Underling28 December 2014 at 10:23

      Thanks Ronnie.

      I've been away for Christmas, so I'm a little late to wish you a happy one but I hope you had fun. And that you have some New Year celebrations lined up.

      xx

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  2. littlewes24 December 2014 at 17:43

    Love the drawing. Could not stopping thinking Santa is going also give Annabelle a penmanship work book. Or her "smart" auto-corrected the word. Anyways thank you so much for the amazing drawing. Your imagination and drawing are always amazing! Please have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. May any bad that happened this year be lost in the new year.

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    1. Underling28 December 2014 at 10:29

      Thanks, wes.

      I'm not quite sure where the gift discrepancy arose - perhaps Santa just thought a poodle would be a more appropriate present - but I love the idea of the rogue autocorrection, since that plagues most of us these days.

      Thanks for the nice words about my drawing and imagination too - I'm afraid there's been far too much of the latter and too little of the former this year, but I'll try to address that in 2015.

      I loved your New Year sentiment too, and also offer it back to you :).

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  3. BOB25 December 2014 at 03:09

    A Merry Christmas to you Underling! Thank you for all of your great artwork in 2014. Looking forward to your artwork of 2015

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    1. Underling28 December 2014 at 10:31

      Thanks, BOB, and thank you for your support since you're one of my longest standing visitors and commenters (dating back to before the blog existed!)

      I haven't produced much this year, but I'm going to try and get back on track in the next.

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  4. Anonymous25 December 2014 at 08:08

    Magnificent! Has she rolled up sleeves or they are just short?

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    1. Underling28 December 2014 at 10:34

      Thank you, Anon. Those sleeves are definitely rolled up, to show she means business. Mind you, so are the the bottoms of her pyjama trousers - maybe they're just a little big for her, and she thought she might have to take a run-up and didn't want to trip over them.

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  5. Alex25 December 2014 at 14:09

    He is going to see the Christmas stars ^^
    Great setting

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    1. Underling28 December 2014 at 10:36

      Indeed he is, Alex. I'd say the force of that swat is going to cause him to bang his head on the fireplace hood, so he'll be sore at both ends.

      Thanks for stopping by!

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  6. smuccatelli25 December 2014 at 14:29

    Santa's helpers may have misread Annabelle's letter but Annabelle herself is definitely winding up on the "naughty"list, not only for waiting up for him but for what she's about to do. Perhaps Santa will give her a paddle after all (maybe several of them)... ;-)

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    1. Underling28 December 2014 at 10:39

      Thanks, smuccatelli.

      You're right - Annabelle is a very naughty girl, and surprising and swatting Santa may not end well for her.

      However, in keeping with the F/M-only theme of the blog, what happens next might have to be left to your imagination. :)

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    2. smuccatelli5 January 2015 at 04:59

      Well, maybe Mrs. Claus will visit later, after breakfast perhaps. Or maybe Santa will leave a nice pair of leather-soled slippers for Annabelle's mother (with a note suggesting an alternative use for them as well)...

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    3. Underling6 January 2015 at 01:03

      All things are possible, s! And you have a fine creative mind :).

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  7. Mr X28 December 2014 at 21:02

    Glad to see you great aet again Underling and hoipre you had a great Christmas.

    I think you are on the naughty list for next year already -I;ll send round some strict female elves to spank you..)

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    1. Underling29 December 2014 at 09:18

      Thanks, Mr X. It's good to be posting, and even nicer to be reading the positive feedback.

      And regarding those elves... what a delicious thought. Erm, I mean: no, please no! I'll be good! ;)

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  8. QBuzz28 December 2014 at 23:41

    What a great Christmas treat! Annabelle is seriously cute with her pigtails and pyjamas. And no doubt her boyfriend has a whole year of paddlings to catch up on now!

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    1. Underling29 December 2014 at 09:22

      Thanks, Q. I'm glad you liked this. I discovered that pigtails are hard to draw - who knew plaiting was so complicated?

      I don't think Annabelle's boyfriend has been missing out too much because she seems to have sourced another paddle from elsewhere in the meantime - but you can never have too many!

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  9. Anonymous4 January 2015 at 08:10

    Is this her way of saying the presents better be what she wants? :)

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    1. Underling5 January 2015 at 00:35

      It is indeed, scally - specifically, a new paddle. Santa should get a pretty good hint from what he's about to get swatted with :).

      Good to hear from you!

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