2011 Pumpkin Festival
Design
Contest Winner
 Brian Johnson’s stunning design was selected as the winner of the 2011 Pumpkin Festival Poster Design Contest and is featured as the centerpiece on all promotional material for this year’s festival.
 Johnson, 56, a freelance illustrator and designer, lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. He attended Southern Utah University, majoring in fine art and also attended Utah Technical College for training as a graphic designer and illustrator.
Johnson said he uses a computer to create digital art for computer games he’s involved in designing, but “I always start out with thumbnail pencil sketches to work out my composition and values,” he said. “My traditional mediums of choice are acrylic paint, watercolor and pastels. I also like to work in mixed media, printmaking, and sculpture.
I am always looking for new artistic ways to express myself. I continue to work toward my goal to be a full time fine artist.
It’s a great honor to have been chosen as the winner of the Half Moon Bay Pumpkin & Art Festival Design Contest. There were so many outstanding entries.”
Johnson received $1,000 for his winning design.
Entries from the 2012 Pumpkin Festival Poster Design Contest, a joint effort by the Coastal Arts League and Half Moon Bay Beautification Committee, will be on display as part of a special show during the month of October at the Coastal Arts League Gallery, 300 Main Street in Half Moon Bay. Stop by to vote for the “People’s Choice” award and to see the submissions for next year’s festival.
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