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some of our carvings.
We started this page a few years back after several of our visitors submitted their painted pumpkins for us to post. It's not something that Flo or I have done (other than my Pumpkin Head Astaire mask). After seeing them, we understand their appeal. And they are definitely quite popular with you, our visitors. ENJOY!
Judy Summers (Chillicothe, Ohio)
Here is Bette Davis Buckeye. Bette is quite a do-gooder. She raised $1200 in a raffle Oct. 2003 and the money went to a little boy with a rare genetic disease. Good work Bette (and Judy) . Jack was painted in 2002, but that's not what's different. His shape is what's different. He was born this way. Judy Summers found him at the farm and immediately adopted him. Judy painted him with acrylic and sprayed with an acrylic glaze. They each have been displayed at the Circleville Pumpkin Show, (the biggest free show in the US), for a week before they returned to Chillicothe, Ohio where they were auctioned off for a good cause?
Terri
Matschilles sent in this painted pumpkin along with the following message
10/6/05 -
"This guy (on the left) was painted for my daughter's kindergarten class in Munich, Germany.
The picture (below) is "Marina and Her Annoying Younger Brother".
My oldest daughter named them and will take them to school with her. I really
enjoy painted pumpkins for the obvious reason that they don't rot so quickly.
They can be painted at the beginning of October and still be fine on Halloween.
When we get closer to the holiday we will start carving!
Halloween is starting to take off here in Germany but it is new. It is probably
the one thing I have missed the most about the U.S. :-) "
Carol Granquist sent us these pictures of her wonderful painted pumpkins with
the following touching comments. "I am a graphic designer for the Utah
Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. Every year we have pumpkins grow (our librarian
grows some) and others are donated. I try to find the most deformed pumpkins
and paint what I see in them.
I have the privilege of painting 12-20 pumpkins for our various classes. Each
class comes to the library and during story time they have a drawing for one
of the painted pumpkins. The special thing about all of this is that our students
are deaf or hard of hearing, blind or visually impaired. Each year, the students
look forward for a chance to win a painted pumpkin. These are some of the painted
pumpkins that they receive. The look on their faces when they win is priceless."
Added 10/18/05
Janet Lange is a pumpkin painter as well as carver. She teaches pumpkin painting and carving workshops in various classrooms. You will find more of her work at 2006 & 2007
Missala takes a slightly different approach. She embellishes her pumpkins to a nice effect as you can see. On the "Mike from Monster's Inc." pumpkin, she used coat hangers and pipe cleaners to make his arms. For her lion she bought two stuffed lions at the thrift store, took them apart and used their fur. She sewed together a few pieces around a coat hanger for the tail and even used the eyes from the stuffed animal. She teaches preschool and they asked us her to come up with something creative for Thanksgiving out of the pumpkins, so she made a turkey. We'd like to know if she had made it into a pie - would it be a pumpkin pie or a turkey pie? The man and woman greeted visitors on her front porch. Shrek was painted in 2004. Humpty Dumpty was painted in 2007.
Robin Johnson (Missouri) sent in this fine selection of celebrity cartoon painted pumpkins. She says, "I paint pumpkins every year for my 3 children for fun. The Winnie the Pooh pumpkin is for my mom's friend and she likes Natural Light beer so that's why pooh is drinking. The one with Donald and Goofy on it was for my son, he is a huge video gamer So i did Kingdom Hearts for him. Hello Kitty is for my daughter's friend. Strawberry Shortcake and It's a Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown are for my girls. I used waterbase acrylic paints and an ink pen. I think it's time to start for the holiday season. lol."
Here's
2 painted pumpkins from Michelle Lee Wagner (Tinkerbell & Hello Kitty),
along with her comments,
"Um details.....I don't know it is just for Fun, I guess,,,,,Growing up
mom always painted Pumpkins, and I guess I am just inherited the skills.....
It really is the only Artsy thing that I can do."
These five wonderful pumpkins were painted by Denise A. Wells, a Native American
(Yankton Sioux Tribe - S. Dakota),who has been painting pumpkins since 1997.
"When it was suggested by my former boss, (thanx Karen!) I thought it was
a waste of time until I got unbelievable feedback from people (especially children)
and a new yearly hobby was born. I only use acrylic paints and have done up
to 25 and 30 pumpkins during a season. I have a frend help me (D. Arrow) get
them painted and out the door. I donated painted pumpkins to the Headstart in
White River and now here in Yankton shortly after we moved here. I have told
many people over the years how much fun they are and thats a lot of the motivation
for doing so much work on something that will eventually spoil.....one customer
once asked me how long they last and I just said ' when I see a Chia Pet growing
on the back of the pumpkin....its time to chuck it!!
I also draw and paint and keep myself outta trouble that way! The Unicorn is
my personal fave every year and of course Spongebob-he's such a cutie! "
Let us know
if you'd like to contact Denise.
Melinda Johnston sent us the following series that her husband, Kenny Johnston, created for a pumpkin decorating contest at his job. The devil won first prize in 2005 (not surprisingly).
Below are the creations that Melinda & Kenny came up with this year. Melinda added, "They may not be up to the devil of last year, but they're good (at least good enough to win the top two prizes at work again). We're both very competitive, so we pull out all the stops to win every year!"
Linda Gullikson submitted this motley crew of painted faces. "I started
painting pumpkins a few years ago when I worked in the produce department at
a grocery in Lakeside, MT. There where a lot of pumpkins that looked like they
just needed a little bit of personality. I study a pumpkin first and then decide
what type of face it needs. We grow lots of pumpkins and in the fall my son
and I set out by the road and sell them. Of course we have a sign that says,
"I'll paint a face will you wait!" Several businesses in the area
pay me for painted pumpkins because they last much longer than cut ones. A delightful
bonus for having fun."
Julie Nebel Dooley is an artist specializing in pet portraits " ...after I painted a pumpkin with a cat last year for a Halloween auction fundraiser, I got some great feedback and have decided to do some more for people this year! Here's a couple pictures of the pumpkin I painted last year, and a couple little gourds I painted like a cat and dog too. The cool thing I've discovered about the gourds is that they dry out and seem to keep forever, so I'm going to paint some more and use them for little Halloween gifts for friends. Some people I used to work with kept these up in their cubicles year-round :)
Click here to visit Julie's website and to commission work - (on or off
the pumpkin)
"I just can't wait to see what my pumpkins are goimg to turn out like while
growing. And I'm always ready to start painting them. Ihave three to go and
can't wait to think up some more faces."
- Tonya Davis
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Here's my 2007 pumpkins. Tally Tolbert from San Clemente, CA sent in
pictures from pumpkins that she has painted over the last from years. |
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This is Karen's
entry for the pumpkin painting contest at her hospital.
Here's
my (Rich of TagYerit's) first, and to date, only painted pumpkin. It's a foam
pumpkin I picked up at Michael's to experiment with carving. Didn't have much
luck with the details I usually like to create ... instead created this mask
of Pumpkinhead Astaire for my Halloween costume.
The pumpkins you find on these pages were either done by Rich & Flo Newman (aka TagYerit) or sent in by friends & contributors. There could easily be 10 pages by now, so give yourself plenty of time to explore the vast range of wonderful creations assembled here! Keep going, there's so much to see!
Don't stop now ... visit the following pages for more great pumpkins!
Pumpkin Highlights 1998 to 2001 - includes the Tiffany pumpkin (a must see), as well as this little gem ...
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