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Halloween Pumpkins

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Category: Sculptures

Published: 22 September 2015

Over the years I've carved a lot of Halloween pumpkins, mostly for work related parties or contests. My primary tool has always been a Swiss army knife, but I've also used wood chisels in my last two pumpkins to add more details.

Goblin Pumpkin - Swiss army knife

Skull Pumpkin (Lit) - Swiss army knife

Skull Pumpkin - Swiss army knife

 Contemplation of Mortality Pumpkin - Swiss army knife and drill (for the pupil)

Contemplation of Mortality Pumpkin (Side 1)

Contemplation of Mortality Pumpkin (Side 2)

Ghoulish Pumpkin - Swiss army knife and chisel

Demonic Pumpkin (Side 1) - Swiss army knife and chisel

Demonic Pumpkin (Side 2)

My carving process. I based this pumpkin on a picture of a demon I found on the internet. The thickness of the pumpkin dictates the amount of detail I am able to add.  I've seen some very cool pumpkins carved by real professionals on the web - amazing what can be done with this versatile fruit.

At my last company I won the annual Halloween pumpkin carving contest 4 years in a row. I left in my fifth year just two months before Halloween. (They gave me a new trophy with the spelling error corrected for 2013)

Four time repeat Halloween Pumpkin Carving Champion 2010 - 2013.

Bodhi

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Category: Drawings

Published: 07 September 2015

This sketch of Bodhi (beagle - mix?) was made using a 4B pencil.

Chasing Rockets

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Category: Drawings

Published: 27 July 2015

One of my favorite films of all time is Richard Donner's Superman starring Christopher Reeve, a man born to play the part. This is a quick charcoal sketch based on the Chasing Rockets scene.