Friday, November 19, 2010

Pig Detective

P.I. Pig - Acrylic, 9" x 11"

Pigs aren't very smart, but I still think they are about the most lovable of barnyard creatures (Katie insists they are quite smart-see comments). I enjoy drawing and painting them when I get a chance. In my book The Barnyard Night before Christmas, the pig character actually saves the day after a few intense moments of free fall. Here' he is trying to sleuth out a solution to Santa's predicament- how to pull his sleigh when all the reindeer get sick on too much Christmas pudding. The other animal's aren't much help as they sneak up on him and pelt him with snowballs. Poor Piggy.

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13 comments:

  1. peteNovember 19, 2010 at 1:50 PM

    FANTASTIC!!!

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  2. UnknownNovember 19, 2010 at 2:33 PM

    that is terrific! Great illustration.

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  3. katieNovember 19, 2010 at 2:34 PM

    I love the picture, but I must take exception to the statement that pigs aren't very smart. They've routinely been proven to be at least as smart, if not smarter than, dogs.

    http://www.suite101.com/content/the-intelligent-pig-a84448

    http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/science/10angier.html

    http://sla-divisions.typepad.com/dbio/2009/11/the-intelligence-of-pigs.html

    (there's plenty more, those are just the first decent-looking three that came up on a search. & tried to make the URLs links but Blogger wouldn't let me - sorry.)

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  4. Curious ArtNovember 19, 2010 at 2:49 PM

    Being fond of both piggies & magnifying glasses, I love this one! Beautifully done.

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  5. UnknownNovember 19, 2010 at 3:07 PM

    Katie, Thanks for the insights into pig I.Q.. I guess I rank most farm animals as not very smart because the often don't want to go where you want them to go (sheep particularly) Unless you have that smart dog with you. Thanks- I'll amend my post!

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  6. Chad GrohmanNovember 19, 2010 at 9:21 PM

    Great Pig!

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  7. k.h.whitakerNovember 20, 2010 at 8:22 AM

    Greg, this is wonderful, I love this guy!

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  8. WilsonWNovember 20, 2010 at 12:21 PM

    Wonderful Piggy Illustration Greg!

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  9. Susan RobinsonNovember 21, 2010 at 5:49 AM

    Oh, I just LOVE it!!

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  10. Tony LaRoccaNovember 21, 2010 at 3:09 PM

    And with the magnifying glass he can see them come quickly! Great job!

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  11. UnknownNovember 21, 2010 at 3:13 PM

    Thanks for the feedback everyone! Piggy was sure a fun one to work on. Of all the characters in "The Barnyard Night Before Christmas", he is my favorite.

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  12. HannahNovember 21, 2010 at 8:21 PM

    This is great! What a wonderful character!

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  13. Ray FergusonNovember 21, 2010 at 9:54 PM

    Beautiful work!

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