SinterKlaas

Image Art by @ArtofSturges

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Simon

@ArtofSturges

art, bikeaert, cycling, digital art, drawing, dutch, illustration, illustrator, painting, santa, whimsical illustration, xmas

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The Dutch Santa who arrives 5th December and leaves gifts in kids shoes

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    Riley Kane (@RKane)
    01/13/2025 @ 5:50pm

    We celebrate this holiday in my family. I love your interpretation of him, it's really fun! Is there a traditional story behind his assistant, or is he of your own design?

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    Simon (@ArtofSturges)
    01/14/2025 @ 6:40am

    Hi Riley, thanks for the compliment. I’m not Dutch so not really my tradition but I’ve lived here almost 20 years so have got to know him a bit. The guy on the back is Pete and a little controversial. He’s actually called black Pete but has caused a storm in recent years for racism. He’s changed a bit know and instead of ‘black face’ he now has soot from a chimney on his face so just a little dirty. He helps SinterKlaas be throwing peppernoot (a little cinnamon cookie) and sweets to the kids.

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