Pumpkin Clip Art, Pumpkin Pictures and Posters for Fall and Halloween

This delicious and sweet fruit which is also used as a vegetable in addition to desserts, marmalades and pies is harvested in the Fall season in United States of America. The colour of this fruit is yellowish orange and it can grow really big and heavy. This nutritious vegetable and fruit is very versatile and artistic. The entire fruit is edible along with the seeds; it is rich in vitamins and nutrients. Because of its sweet taste it transforms the dessert in delicacies. You will love pumpkin in soups and breads. Americans include this fruit in the Thanksgiving meals and it features in lovely cornucopias and centerpieces also.

Traditions and culture have references to pumpkins from many centuries. There is a fascinating line of phrase changing in the history of pumpkin. The phrase pumpkin originated from the Greek word which for "large melon" means "pepon”. French chose to call it pompon and the English transformed pompon to “Pumpion”. The Americans gave the final name pumpkin to the fruit.

Native Americans were fond of this fruit; they would roast them on fire and ate the delicious flesh. During the festive events, the pumpkin tops were chipped off, the seeds were removed and herbs, spices were filled in to prepare tasty dishes. For sweet dishes, milk, cinnamon and honey were used to fill the inside of a pumpkin before baking it. Pumpkin was a favourite dish with our ancestors and it features in many cultures and cuisines.

Pumpkin is also about learning the traditions while enjoying the fruit.  The real fun lies in reading out spooky stories and pumpkin poems to the kids and also dressing up in creepy, crawly pumpkin costumes.

You will love the gorgeous posters of reddish orange pumpkin. It is everything you will ever ask for. Vintage posters with Halloween art or pumpkins featuring as Jack’O lanterns, they all look cute. Kids love the classic picture of the witch flying with her broom on a pumpkin. You can also display creepy pumpkin posters that portray fetish traits and are ideal for Halloween. A flickering Jack’O lantern on a canvas or a lamp can be a great addition to room décor and a Halloween themed party. Cool battery operated lighting with the fruit can add glamour to the room, classy orange pumpkin candelabras can enhance the floor decorations and orange lanterns can mesmerize.

These sketches are easy to draw and colour. If you are used to free hand drawing, you will love to draw pumpkin shapes. use crayons or water colours to give orange shades to the pumpkins. Practice on a small size paper till you gain confidence. Make a stencil for a big size drawing. Once you have used the stencil for the drawing in card-board, you can hang it on the wall.