Friday, September 24, 2010

I. F. - Old Fashioned

Prize Pumpkin - Acrylic, 13" x 18" (approx.)
by Greg Newbold

Farmer Dixon here has loaded up his classic pickup truck and is heading out to a good old fashioned pumpkin growing contest. Something tells me he's going to win...if he can make it over that hill. This painting was done a few years back for Pearson/Scott Foresman as a reading textbook cover. It spawned a sequel which I'll post on Monday. On the other hand, my pumpkin vine was pretty pathetic and spawned only two soccer ball sized gourds this year. there's always next year.
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13 comments:

  1. UnknownSeptember 24, 2010 at 12:15 PM

    Beautiful work as always Greg. I just love the colours of Autumn so much! I bet that pumkin made a good few pies too!

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  2. Carol RoqueSeptember 24, 2010 at 1:45 PM

    awesome acrylic work! :)

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  3. psychopoochSeptember 24, 2010 at 1:46 PM

    This piece is making me look forward to the upcoming autumn months. Nice!

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  4. Mike Blake StudioSeptember 24, 2010 at 2:36 PM

    Yay for larger images! I love all your crazy details (every blade of grass for example) your paintings are so much fun to look at and study. I also lovesuch as the liscence plate that says, "love to read." haha

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  5. k.h.whitakerSeptember 24, 2010 at 3:23 PM

    beautiful!

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  6. JuanSeptember 25, 2010 at 6:21 AM

    Awesome. Fantastic!

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  7. CoreopsisSeptember 25, 2010 at 6:27 AM

    Very fun! Great style and colors.

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  8. Julia KellySeptember 25, 2010 at 9:00 AM

    This is wondeful- so full of the season right now- nice

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  9. UnknownSeptember 27, 2010 at 11:50 AM

    Thanks for all the positive feedback everyone. I am posting the "sequel" today, so everyone have a look!

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  10. nelloSeptember 27, 2010 at 1:41 PM

    love the colors and lighting! that's a lotta pumpkin pies!

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  11. MrBibleHeadSeptember 29, 2010 at 12:43 PM

    Fantastic Greg! Great cover and very seasonal. perfect for the topic this week. Love your style...it ROCKS!

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  12. Marion EldridgeOctober 1, 2010 at 7:55 PM

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  13. Marion EldridgeOctober 1, 2010 at 7:56 PM

    Stunning! Truly gorgeous!

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