Lemon Shake-Up
Combine fresh lemons, sugar, and water with ice in a cup and shake it, and you have the Lemon Shake-Up, a popular...
Sunset Grill
Named not for the landmark eatery in Hollywood, but for the last rays of the setting sun illuminating the faces of...
Dogs
It was early morning and the food vendors were setting up for the day. The warm light on the warm colors of the hot...
Candy Apple Reds
Candy apples in a window. Does anyone really eat these things? When I was a kid, the caramel ones were popular, but...
Painting the State Fair
State Fair, USA is artist Lesley Spanos' tribute to the American agricultural fair. "Just about anything I would want to paint can be found at the Fair."
The series is the culmination of years of research. Spanos has photographed and sketched her local fair - the Indiana State Fair - extensively for the past four summers, amassing a large collection of reference material for working in-studio. Ultimately the collection is destined for a book and fine art reproductions. (Read about the project in more depth here.)
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