Charlie Brown and Winnie the Pooh were there along with a Minion, space men, and even a couple of banana splits.
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Students at the Orange County School of the Arts unveiled their pumpkin creations for the school’s annual Painted Pumpkin Auction.
Scarlett Becerra holds her pumpkin titled “8 Arms After Dark” which she created for OCSA’s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Aashni Puvvada, left, and Stella Park holds their pumpkin titled “Stranger Things: The Portal of the Demogorgon” which they created for OCSA’s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Ava Bayan holds her pumpkin titled “Welcome Great Pumpkin!” which she created for OCSA’s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Dylan Lechler holds his pumpkin titled “Dos Almas (Two Souls)” which he created for OCSA’s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Sarah Hsu holds her pumpkin titled “Banana Split Pumpkins” which she created for OCSA’s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Erika Song holds her pumpkin titled “Mrs. Potts and Chip” which she created for OCSA’s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Erin Yoo holds her pumpkin titled “King Bob the Minion” which she created for OCSA’s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Mason Mei holds his pumpkin titled “Pumpkin UFO: Who’s Among Us?” which he created for OCSA’s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Cami Choi holds her pumpkin titled “Face-Masked Strawberry” which she created for OCSA’s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Shivani Atluri holds her pumpkin titled “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” which she created for OCSA’s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Evelyn Xia holds her pumpkin titled “The Pumpkin Drummer” which she created for OCSA’s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Evelyn Lee holds her pumpkin titled “Sushi Roll” which she created for OCSA’s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Riley Ohara holds her pumpkin titled “Master Chef” which she created for OCSA’s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Josh Maya holds his pumpkin titled “Very Hungry Caterpillar” which he created for OCSA’s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Daniela Slyusarenko holds her pumpkin titled “Ponyo” which she created for OCSA’s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Mika Zhang holds her pumpkin titled “Pumpkin Sundae” which she created for OCSA’s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Edlyn Lozano holds her pumpkin titled “Big King Toad” which she created for OCSA’s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Hazel Carlson holds her pumpkin titled “Pumpkin Pooh” which she created for OCSA’s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Eli Han holds his pumpkin titled “Glory in their Hands (World Cup Trophy)” which he created for OCSA’s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Angelyn Pratana holds her pumpkin titled “Rat’s Cozy Cottage” which she created for OCSA’s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Ivy Ren holds her pumpkin titled “Octopumpkin” which she created for OCSA’s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Jupiter Thompson holds her pumpkin titled “Gremlin ‘Stripe’” which she created for OCSA’s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Chloe Hur holds her pumpkin titled “Once Upon a Nightmare” which she created for OCSA’s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Alison Chu holds her pumpkin titled “Nature’s Little Bluey” which she created for OCSA’s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Scarlett Becerra holds her pumpkin titled “8 Arms After Dark” which she created for OCSA’s annual Visual Arts Painted Pumpkin Auction. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
ExpandEach year, students in the school’s visual arts conservatory – open to grades seven through 12 – design and construct pumpkins using a variety of mediums, including paint, clay, cardboard and glitter, for the auction, which is a fundraiser to support the program.
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In keeping with the Halloween theme, students drew inspiration from popular horror movies, cartoons and books.
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The auction opens online at 9 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 9, and closes Oct. 16.
It is open to the public and can be found at ocsarts.net/pumpkinauction.