Tonight We Drink to Youth

I decided to do another pumpkin painting this year, except on a bigger pumpkin than the mini ones. This one's face is about six inches tall, so it's still a baby pumpkin, but not quite as minute as before

Anyway, here's my little Halloween tribute to people I admire in some way (Amy Winehouse and Richey Edwards) who didn't live much longer than the age I'm at now. It's kind of a combination of the thought of your own mortality + Halloween + Day of the Dead. A tribute and a reflection and other douchey artsy description stuff.

This was done in about 4-5 hours this evening using mixed media.

A top view of the artwork (for the bat wings) and a better view of the pumpkin as a whole is in my scraps here.

The phrase "Tonight we drink to youth" is from the song "Love Hurts" by Incubus, which was my other subtle nod to a group I love.