WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT ?

First of all, let me explain my blog title:
Raleigh - INSIDE&OUT.

If you were born in the old Rex Hospital in the early 50's like I was, you weren't born INSIDE the Beltline. You were just born and lived IN Raleigh. Period.

It wasn't until the early 80's, when the Cliff Benson Beltline was finished that homes and their residents and pets were assigned the titles "Born Inside The Beltline" or "All Those Other People," otherwise known as "Outside The Beltline."

As a result, at the ripe old age of 30-something, I became an Inside The Beltliner through no fault of my own except being born to parents that owned a home on St. Mary's Street.

So, now let me explain what you'll be doing here. You will be following my journey, through sketching and lettering, while I meander Inside and Outside the Beltline.

I'm new at this, so I hope I either give you inspiration to try your hand at it as well, a boost to your ego because you've found someone who's not as good as you are (yet), or at least a good laugh!

In any case, come with me. Be my passenger. And let's enjoy this journey together!!

Sunday, July 24, 2011

J. CREW - Lewis, Delaware




How exciting are headless mannequins? Well, if you are on a Girl Trip and you are NOT a shopper...after you have been sitting in a chair waiting for your 4 girlfriends to try on every cute thing in the store for, say, and hour...mannequins start having a life of their own.

As I kept looking at these three, well-dressed, bodice-only mannequins, I started having a friendship with them. They were "speaking to me." Could I sketch these? Could I pull out my sketch book and my pencil right there in the middle of the store amidst all the shoppers and employees?

I did. Later that weekend I added color to the drawing. Then I left this page alone for 9 months. Today I decided to add the lettering and a bit more color.

So I learned that some sketches keep calling you back to them because they need a bit more...love?
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