After leaving the clinic around one today I made a stop in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on the way home to unwind a little. I walked up and down Bedford Ave mostly, the main street of the neighborhood, where I went into a few stores and did a lot of people watching. A retail store that I really like but is pretty overpriced is Brooklyn Industries. There are locations throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn and they have great graphic-t's with what I would describe as "urban art" on them. I guess the store inspired me because when I got home I had to do some urban art drawing of my own.
We've had a series of New Yorker magazine covers hanging over the couch that both Jen and I were over. I sat down and thought of some things you see often in our neighborhood and came up with the water tower and bike silhouettes. (pic) When Jen got home she helped me narrow the last one down to the headphones. For materials I just used thick gray paper as the canvas (what was inside the pictures as backing), the same matting and frames, and leftover paint supplies from when we moved in. I'm really happy with how they turned out and how much cooler our wall looks. I should have taken a before picture. Maybe when I have a little more time... or
any extra time... I can turn my hobby into a little t-shirt business or something. We shall see.
There's going to be some filming on our street, possible right out our window, this Sunday night. The project name is "Person of Interest." I'll be around and let you know if I see any mention-worthy celebs outside.
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