Cheeky Jack O Lantern
Original is Acrylic painting on Canvas.
for all hallows eve…
The carved pumpkin, lit by a candle inside, is one of Halloween’s most prominent symbols.
These lanterns are usually carved from a turnip or swede (or more uncommonly a mangelwurzel).
The jack-o’-lantern can be traced back to the Irish legend of Stingy Jack, a greedy, gambling, hard-drinking old farmer.
He tricked the devil into climbing a tree and trapped him by carving a cross into the tree trunk.
In revenge, the devil placed a curse on Jack, condemning him to forever wander the earth at night.
This story has been passed down through generations of Irish families.
The carving of pumpkins is associated with Halloween in North America, where pumpkins were readily available and much larger, making them easier to carve than turnips. Many families that celebrate Halloween carve a pumpkin into a frightening or comical face and place it on their home’s doorstep after dark. In America the tradition of carving pumpkins is known to have preceded the Great Famine period of Irish immigration.
The tradition of carving vegetable lanterns may have been brought over by the Scottish or English—documentation is unavailable to establish when or by whom. The carved pumpkin was originally associated with harvest time in general in America and did not become specifically associated with Halloween until the mid-to-late 19th century.
-From Wikipedia
Halloween
like jack O’ Lanterns but less cheeky?
check out Jacks Hallowe’en fire
also available on tshirts/tops
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Art and Stories Made For Children, Cute-n-Creepy Illustrations, Fantasy Art, Green!, HALLOWEEN, Humorous Illustrations ( NO PHOTOGRAPHY ) and Myths, Legends and Fairytales Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints
Rachael Hope
haha oh wow!! I LOVE this!! It makes me excited for halloween!!!
dimarie replied
Thanx Rachael!
I’m happy you love it so!
Heaps appreciated! :)
Deidre Cripwell
This is great
dimarie replied
Thankyou Diedre!
much appreciated!
C J Lewis
Terrific…lots of fun and well done :)
dimarie replied
Thanx Chris!
Glad it makes you smile! :)
Tahnja
hahaha, that’s such an awesome painting!
dimarie replied
Thankyou so much Tahnja!
I’m actually abit surprised poeple like it so, funny how some of my rushed paintings, ones i’ve done in a few hours like this one, do better than others i’ve worked on for weeks…
thanx again, I really appreciate your thoughts! :)
coppertrees
Really great
dimarie replied
Thanx coppertrees!
much appreciated! :)
BLYTHART
This is just SO cheeky :))
dimarie replied
I know! :)
I couldnt resist!
zaffy was giving me one of those oh so gorgeous looks and i was trying to think of something to do for the samhain challenge, and cheeky jack was born… :)
berndt2
Cheeky and cheerful : nice work!
dimarie replied
Thankyou berndt2!
glad you like him!
Matt83artist
Excellent work! I like the blue and green textures in the background and the comical style of the lantern! And the information you’ve written is very interesting!
dimarie replied
Thanx Matt!
I’m happy you like the background, have been experimenting with the whole paint look, trying not to be such a perfectionist with it, letting it look like paint if that makes sense, so thanx, glad it looks ok!
and i do love wikipedia! full of interesting info! I didnt know that about jack either until i researched it…
Thanx for your comments! always appreciated!
Damian
That’s fantastic, love the expression, made me smile back :)
dimarie replied
Thanx Damian!
Woo hoo! i made you smile! :)
thanx for your comments! i appreciate it!
Soxy Fleming
this should illustrate a dentist story!
dimarie replied
hmn, yea, i can picture it on the wall in a dentists… I should go down to the local one and ask if they’ll let me hang it there…
could make a cute childrens book… you’ve given me an idea! thankyou!
and thanx for commenting! much appreciated!
Shannon Clough
Wonderful! I love that smile!
dimarie replied
Thanx Shannon! Glad you like him! :)
Serge Ah-Wong
Haha nice one….looks great on a t aswell :o)
dimarie replied
Thankyou Serge!
Yea, i’m gonna get a tee for my daughter for halloween, although she’ll swim in it, i think it would make a gorgeous photo!
thanx for your comments! Much appreciated!
screamqueen
love it!
dimarie replied
Thanx Shannon!
Happy you love it!
Andrew S
Love it, and the history lesson is good too. Must admit I didn’t know the background…
dimarie replied
Thanx heaps!
Yea, i didnt know the story either until i looked it up, wanted something interesting to go beside the cute lil’ pumpkin…
Thanx again for your comments! always appreciated!
Rose Moxon
this is totally fabulous!
dimarie replied
Thankyou Rose!
I’m stoked that you like him!
I appreciate your fabulous compliment!
lucky with the internet, no-one can see me blush with all these compliments on my work!
thanx again!
Paul Compton
Hee hee. Love it! Look at those massive teeth! Love the texture in the background too.
dimarie replied
Thanx Paul! i know Usually jack has pointy teeth, but i wanted him to be less sinister, somethin i can hang in my daughters room without giving her nightmares!
glad you like the background, its a new proccess i’ve been playin with in painting! cheers!
angelandspot
This is so cute. My birthday is Halloween. If I had any spare cash I would definalty buy this.
dimarie replied
Thanx angelandspot!
I’ll remember that and send you some bday vibes come october!
Must be interesting sharing your birthday with halloween!
People over here in my part of Oz dont really get into the halloween spirit much unfortunately, havnt had a trick or treater at the door in years…
Colin Tobin
Wow!
I really love this one!
dimarie replied
Thanx Colin!
I appreciate your lovely comment!
bahgoesthesheep
ooo i loveeeee!
great expression :D
dimarie replied
Thanx bahgoesthesheep!
much appreciated! :) :) :)
Tahnja
yup, I know what you mean. Sometimes though, what seems rushed may not be rushed though, it can just be that we are in the moment and the painting has flowed without too much effort. There’s a saying amongst songwriters that it’s the songs that are written the fastest that are always the best ones. That’s just because it flowed freely. Paintings can be the same way though some may take much more time.
dimarie replied
yea, I’m like that with my drawings, they’re done very quickly, but with a flow that takes away from that rushed result…if that makes sense! :)
frozenfa
oh my~ this is so cute!! i just love that smile!! hehehehehehe…. XD
dimarie replied
Thanx frozenfa!
glad you like it!
thanx for the idea of submittin it to cute n creepy!
frozenfa
hav u tried submittin it to the Cute n Creepy group?
Violeta Pérez ...
i love this… really
dimarie replied
Thankyou viudanegra696!
your lovely comments are much appreciated! :)
Steven Novak
I’m liking this…A LOT!
dimarie replied
Thanx Steven!
Glad you like him! alot! :)
much appreciated!
Stack
This is awesome! LOVE IT!!!!!!! He has the best smile :D
dimarie replied
Thankyou Stack!
he does have a cute smile!
glad you like him!
appreciated alot!
PJ Ryan
how gorgeous is this !!
he looks like a character from a book :)
dimarie replied
Thanx Nicole!
glad you like him! :)
kimbaross
Love it.
dimarie replied
Thanx kimbaross!
Much appreciated!
Shanina Conway
This is so cool dimarie…I love the evil expression lol!
dimarie replied
Thanx Shanina!
He is one of my favourites! :)
CW2 = Cartoon ...
SWEET!-Since all hallow’s eve is me B’day I ‘specially love this – great job!! And i favorited the jacks hallowe’en fire too! Both super!
dimarie replied
Thankyou!
Happy Happy Birthday for yesterday! (or is it still today in your part of the world?)
Hope you had/having a lovely day!
Jacinta Mallin
You cant help but smile at this !! Hehe very cute
dimarie replied
Thanx Jacinta!
Very much appreciated! :)
glad he made you smile!
Aloramyst
Sweet! Love it!
dimarie replied
Thanx Aloramyst!
So stoked you like him! :)
Yiannis Telem...
very nice painting! :)))
dimarie replied
Thanx Yiannis!
Much appreciated! :)
Phineous Cas...
wow this is cool as
dimarie replied
Thanx Mate!
Very happy you like him! :)
Glenda Remaklus
AWSOME….......................!
dimarie replied
Thanx Glenda!
Much appreciated!
Carlos Teófilo
Wonderful.
dimarie replied
Thankyou Carlos!
So glad you like my cheeky jack! :)
macabrecat
Love your work! : )
dimarie replied
Thanx macabrecat!
I really appreciate that alot! :)
Hena Tayeb
wow..this is just fantastic.
dimarie replied
Thanx Hena!
Much appreciated! :)
georgiegirl
Sooooo awesome!!! Love his laughing face!! Certainly puts a smile on my dial ;D
dimarie replied
lol…thankyou hon!
So happy you like him!
glad i put a smile on your dial :)
Helen Phillips
This is so great! Congratulations on being on the Front Page today too!
dimarie replied
Thanx Helen!
It was a pleasant surprise for sure!
thanx for commenting!
I appreciate it!
Mammalia
I absolutely love this, HAPPY HALLOWEEN AND CONGRATS ON HOME PAGE!
dimarie replied
Thanx Mammalia!
Happy Halloween!
So glad you like this so! :)
BRENDEN HOWARD
ha ha love this guy, great work
Atiger97
this is one of my favorite, i love it, you have a great imagination well done :)
inevitable
I love that, great fun.
The colours are awesome :)
dimarie
just incase anyone forgets what they’re commenting on lol :)
Alexandra Felgate
Very cute.
ROUBLE RUST
Susan Van Sant
this is so awesome!!!!
conniecrayon
so cute (O:
ROUBLE RUST
in our HALLOWEEN PICTURE SHOW
LeighAth
lol this is great! :D