{"id":8278,"date":"2017-11-20T18:44:56","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T02:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=8278"},"modified":"2017-11-20T14:47:30","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T22:47:30","slug":"eyvind-earle-winter-at-elverhoj-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=8278","title":{"rendered":"Eyvind Earle | Winter at Elverh\u00f8j Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Eyvind Earle, “Winter Barns,” courtesy Elverh\u00f8j Museum of History & Art.<\/p><\/div>\n

Winter arrives before Thanksgiving at Elverh\u00f8j Museum of History & Art<\/a> in Solvang<\/a> (1624 Elverhoy Way) with the debut of the holiday exhibition, \u201cEyvind Earle\u2502Winter.\u201d\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

Noted for his landscape painting and contributions to the background illustration and styling of classic Disney animated films like Sleeping Beauty<\/em> <\/a>and Lady and the Tramp<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0Eyvind Earle<\/a> is also famous for his Christmas and holiday greeting cards, creating over<\/span> 800 designs between 1938 and 1995.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Elverhoj exhibition showcases serigraphs and paintings that are the basis of Earle\u2019s famous greeting cards. <\/span>This is a special opportunity for collectors as limited edition serigraphs will be available for purchase. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI never planned to be involved with Christmas card designing,\u201d said Earle. \u201cIt simply happened as a means of survival. To me, every day is Christmas. Every creation is divine. Cover the ugliest run-down shack with snow, and it becomes a magic vision of purity.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

For a ten year period between 1968-1978 Earle resided in Solvang. \u201cThe imagery derived from themes of the Santa Ynez Valley are unmistakable in many of Earle\u2019s paintings and serigraphs,\u201d says Elverhoj Executive Director Esther Jacobsen Bates<\/a>. \u201cHe found inspiration in the natural beauty of the CA Central Coast.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Elverh\u00f8j Museum of History & Art is open Wednesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. There is no charge for admission; suggested donation is $5. More information can be found at www.elverhoj.org<\/span><\/a> or by calling 805\/686-1211.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>The Eyvind Earle exhibition\u00a0 is on view from November 18 through January 28.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u2014Leslie Dinaberg<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Originally published in Santa Barbara Seasons<\/em><\/a> on November 19, 2017.<\/p>\n

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