Hundredth Meridian
Peter Bromberg, a very good friend, suggested using a Tragically Hip lyric as a basis for a sketch.
Would you be willing to create a sketch illustrating the Tragically Hip Lyric, “Driving down a corduroy road/ Weeds standing shoulder high / Ferris wheel is rusting off in the distance. You can give it a listen here to get the vibe: Some more context at: http://www.facebook.com/l/e3d30;www.hipmuseum.com/100.html Thanks my friend, Pete
Thanks so much for the suggestion, Peter! It’s a great song, and I loved the visuals it evoked for me. I’d love to try this a few more times, as what I see in my head in response to the song is not quite what I was able to fit in 500px square, but that happens pretty often. 😉
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I absolutely love this image. The vegetation on either side of the road looks like corn and since I’m from Iowa it has meaning to me. In fact it looks like I’ve seen it before in person. Is this perhaps based on a photo? The the way the objects are placed in the composition and the style would make a great CD cover.
Thanks a million, Joe! I used a few photos to construct this image — I used a photo of corduroy for the road, I used actual photos of corn on either side of a path, which I separated and widened, I used an image of a perfectly working ferris wheel, and I used another image of a long road in order to place each of the pieces. I brought it all in, and converted the images to paths using bitmap trace, then placed, stretches, cut, and colored them each to make the scene. It was a lot of fun, but you never know how people will react. I’m loving how it’s making a connection with people. Special thanks to Peter for the inspiration!
Oh, in regards to your CD cover idea, I agree. I’m using record album frames to print and frame these sketches for a show in Princeton in June. If you like any of the sketches, you might want to consider getting one of your own. 😉 http://365sketches.com/purchase
I LOVE IT!!! Thanks so much John, I’ll be filling out a request form so I can proudly hang this in my home. You’re incredible 🙂
Thanks, Peter! It means an awful lot to me that you liked it. 😉
JOHN That’s awesome!!!!!!!!!! Great Idea, Pete!
Thanks, Julie! I appreciate the reinforcement. 😉
I sincerely can not express how much I love this sketch. It perfectly portrays the lyrics to one of my favorite Hip songs. I have already ordered.
Please see Pete’s facebook page. We are plotting for a series of sketches based on Hip lyrics. You seriously need to do 50 Mission Cap:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifty_Mission_Cap
https://www.torontomike.com/billbarilko.html
That is so very cool, Janie! I can’t wait to see what you both have in store for us. 😉
John, I missed this one earlier. I’m a huge fan of the Hip as well. And this is a wonderfully evocative rendition of that song. I haven’t looked at the Facebook page mentioned above, but I can already picture one for Nautical Disaster!
Paul, please connect at https://www.facebook.com/365sketches and make suggestions for sketches — it’s one of the ways I’m able to keep the project going. Best! j.
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