IT'S THE GREAT PUMPKIN, CHARLIE BROWN Art Prints by Tim Doyle and Ridge Rooms
Last year, artist Nicolas Delort created a beautiful illustration inspired by Charles M. Schultz's 1966 Halloween animated classic, It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. I tried to get myself one but I was too late. Luckily Dark Hall Mansion is releasing two new prints to celebrate the Halloween special. This first one you see here was a collaboration piece between artists Tim Doyle and Ridge Rooms. The second one was created by Aussie artist Florey. Both of them are great, but I really do love what Doyle and Rooms came up with.
I don't think that a year has gone by in my entire life where I haven't watched It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. That's kind of cool to think about. Here are the details from Dark Hall Mansion:
Dark Hall Mansion, under license from Peanuts Worldwide, will release Tim Doyle & Ridge Room's beautiful, quiet meditative piece that invites us to sit with Charlie as he considers events that transpired just a short while earlier on one most memorable trick or treat Halloween outing. Beautifully composed with Charlie's cut-up ghost costume lying at his feet, along with a most undeserved bag of rocks, we join Charlie as he reflects on the evening, his tender yet unflinching expression not so much one of sadness as reflection at what life tosses our way, his pensive look underscoring his resilience and his spirit's refusal to break. That faithfulness in something greater further brought home to the viewer courtesy of one charmingly snuggled Linus, 'Great Pumpkin' sign close by. Tim's work is well known, and we trust some fans will recognize Ridge's name as she worked right at the Charles M. Schulz offices of Peanuts' Creative Associates in northern California, her work so respected that she was called upon to design the Peanuts' 'Google Doodle' for Thanksgiving one year. Their screen print will of course be offered via one exclusive printing only with a Standard edition, a moody Variant edition with silver metallic ink highlights, and a small select run of just 25 Halloween glow-in-the-dark editions.
As a surprise, and serving as a lively counterpoint to Tim & Ridge's piece is Australian artist Florey's celebratory print that, for the first time, showcases the Peanuts Halloween party scene as principal imagery. With brights colors and Florey's distinctive style we see the gang at their happiest, candy and costumes strewn about, a classic Schulz Lucy-Snoopy moment captured, and, to counter those 'rocks,' a most joyous Charlie Brown, all ringing in the night together while one dedicated little boy (and a soon to be demanding 'restitution' little girl!) wait diligently for the arrival of the beloved 'Great Pumpkin' to their patch.
These "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" limited edition prints go on sale this Thursday, October 22nd on Dark Hall Mansion's store page at 9:30 AM PST. The standard edition of Doyle and Rooms' piece is shown above. It comes in an edition of 280 and will cost you $65. I've included the information on the other art prints below.
"It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" Tim Doyle & Ridge Room Variant Edition of 50 $100
"It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" Tim Doyle & Ridge Room Glow-in-the-Dark (GID) Edition of 25 $12
"It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" Florey Standard Edition of 280 $65
"It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" Florey Variant Edition of 50 $65