Monday, September 27, 2010

Prize Pumpkin-The Sequel

Prize Pumpkin-Part 2 14" x 19" Acrylic
By Greg Newbold

So after Farmer Dixon wins first prize in the ridiculously gigantic pumpkin growing contest, he has to figure out what to do with his monumental gourd. He rigs up a rope contraption and a steam shovel to lift it and  bargains with the local bakery to swap him. The trade for the hefty squash nets him some serious pies. Don't ask me how he got the thing loaded in the first place, but it took the crane to get it off. This painting was a fun exercise in narrative storytelling as I took the scenario that I came up with in the first cover and extended it to what happens after. This one was also a Reading Street textbook cover for Pearson/Scott Foresman.

4 comments:

Curious Art said...

Fabulous, both! I love the patchwork of fields in the background.

Marion Eldridge said...

Wow! This is spectacular! Love all the detail, the dramatic composition, the color.... everything!

Melissa Mackie said...

A wonderfully expressive illustration. Well done!

Sarah Melling said...

Really gorgeous...I love both of them! And so seasonally apropos...