drip pumpkins

I few weeks ago, I saw this post about making drip art with pumpkins and I thought...that is right up Owen's alley.

We went to Hobby Lobby Monday and picked out our paints...the metallic ones really worked well.

I told Owen that we were going to squeeze paint on the pumpkins and let it drip down the sides.

He was a little tentative and squirted just a little paint to start. When I replied, squeeze the tube hard and get alot of paint out...he looked at me like "really? are you sure?"

But he caught on quickly!

I got him to ask me for a the paint color he wanted...to have a little control over the paint ; )

I would ask, "What color do you want next?"...he would take his finger and put it against his cheek (like he was thinking) and say silver. etc....pretty funny. Of course he would change his mind...blue.

But it didn't matter. You can bet that every last ounce of paint in those little bottles was used on this pumpkin : ) 

And it didn't matter what kind of mess it made. I think the result was beautiful.

But the best part of the project, was just seeing him enjoy making it.

Pretty cool pumpkin...even if I do know the artist personally.