19 posts tagged “asheboro”
photo courtesy of eric abernethy
a shrine for the gentleman was built in the studio early this afternoon with all sorts of candid shots. all were taken into consideration as i sketched.
working this way reminds me of an old johnny cash song about a caddy he pieced together with parts stolen over many years as an assembly line worker.
the resulting reference drawing utilizes a youthful haircut and jawline, glasses from the late 70s, mid-career nose, so on and so forth.
it's hard to believe a gem this size is able to be hidden in asheboro. j & s wholesale is a huge warehouse of odd lots. so huge they use golf carts to travel from point A to point B. ten feet tall pallets of mufflers? they got 12. 15 stacks of jarritos soda? yup. feral cats? i got proof. a purple and yellow church pew? uh-huh. and chairs. that's why we went there -- for a chair.
asheboro arts center's new director, derrick sides was in need of a desk chair. after passing a mirrored roulette wheel, several horse buggys, and a hot rod shaped like a can of beer, we found several that fit the bill. he bought an orange one.
did i mention the life-size marilyn monroe sculpture with real teeth?
phil left us with a good thought which i will do my best to paraphrase: one can get through many challenges in life with a set of art supplies and a library.
job well done kind sir.
then he walked us over to the sunset theatre. built in 1929 it featured a barber shop and showers for folks fresh of the trail -- the showers are still there.
we did not find chupacabra . . . maybe during their october horror film nights . . .
sometimes you have to try several pairs of scissors to find the ones that work the best. some scissors cut. they leave jagged edges to everything they touch. some are quite dull. they require alot of energy. other scissors have been used alot. you hold to them just so and they perform beautifully -- or not. then there are those operators who favor their left hand, or have other hand differences and simply must learn to work with scissors in a manner contrary to the masses.