{"id":4433,"date":"2008-02-20T14:36:00","date_gmt":"2008-02-20T14:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icalltheshot.com\/?p=4433"},"modified":"2008-02-20T14:36:00","modified_gmt":"2008-02-20T14:36:00","slug":"inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icalltheshot.com\/?p=4433","title":{"rendered":"Inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a starving artist, (starving as in ~ I have not touched a medium since we left TX and I\u2019m starving) I\u2019ve been trying to think of different ways to get inspiration. <\/span>Well yesterday it hit me. <\/span>Is there any better way to get inspiration than from the produce section in my local grocery store? <\/span>The more I thought about it the more I had such an urge to just submerse myself in produce a little longer than usual.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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I was going to the grocery anyways so I just threw my little camera in my purse and away I went. <\/span>Now, I\u2019m a little partial to produce as it has to be my absolute favorite section in the whole grocery. <\/span>There are times I\u2019m just simply in awe at how beautiful the produce department is. <\/span>I figured \u201cI\u2019ll just take a few pictures for inspiration sake and be done with it\u201d.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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So into the produce section I stroll. <\/span>Out comes the camera and with just one flash an employee was all over me like bees on honey. <\/span>He kindly told me that I would need to get permission from the manager to take pictures in the store. <\/span>So I wheeled my buggy towards the front of the store where I asked to speak with the store manager. <\/span>He asked me why I wanted to take pictures and I told him that it was for inspiration, art and drawing purposes. <\/span>I got the ok and they then called the employee over in produce letting him know that I was free to take pictures. <\/span>When I got back over to the produce department, I thanked the employee and he kindly said that I could just snap away \u2018til my hearts content.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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Here are a couple inspirational shots for sharing purposes.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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When I got home, I took the produce and made a nice still life scene on the counter then I snapped quite a few pictures and I\u2019ll be occupying some of my down time with drawing once again.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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I started in on my sketch last night and have pretty much the whole still life sketched and now I\u2019m starting to work on bringing life to my veggies. <\/span>The thing I\u2019m really missing though is my very \u201cgood\u201d color pencils back in TX. <\/span>I did purchase the Crayola color pencils but I\u2019ll tell ya folks, they are just not the real deal. <\/span>However, they are filling that art need beautifully and that\u2019s what counts.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve started filling in the sketch and there is still lots of work to be done. <\/span>But I decided for the first time ever to take pictures along the way. <\/span>Here\u2019s what I have so far.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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