Every year, as Christmas approaches, I try to make a special Christmas image that I can use for Christmas greetings on social media or as a Christmas card. So also for Christmas 2020. This time I had just started to learn to paint in watercolor so the choice was easy – it would be gnomes in watercolor.
![En första skiss av tomtefar](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.mediastugan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/tomtefar_skiss.jpg)
![En första skiss av tomtemor](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.mediastugan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/tomtemor_skiss.jpg)
I have already started drawing some before and found a lot of inspiration from the book Gnomes by Wil Huygen and Rien Poortvliet. This time I was going to let the gnomes lay out a flower mandala on the table in front of them. With the new website FloraKonst underway, it was a given theme for my new friends.
![I have started painting the Gnome couple](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.mediastugan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/tomtepar_mala.jpg)
After I sketched out the two elves, it was time to start painting. To be one of the very first attempts (at least in adulthood), it still went pretty well. The colors I use are simple hobby colors that you can buy anywhere and they come in a package of 12 different colors.
![The finished image of the Gnome couple](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.mediastugan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/tomtepar_fardig.jpg)
After spending a few soothing hours, my Christmas card was finally ready. I have definitely got a bleeding tooth when it comes to painting watercolor, but more about that later in my blog posts …
![A gnome couple making a flower mandala](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.mediastugan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/tomtepar2020web900x744Lyric.jpg)