This sketch was inspired by a few things. My walking (and now biking) puts me out on the streets a lot, and my recent interest in fixing potholes has made me more aware of street conditions in Milwaukee.
There are also two artists that use traffic cones in their work. Sarah Davitt is a friend (and Milwaukee Makerspace member) who uses cones in her work. (She even gave me a traffic cone print.)
Cynthia Connolly is an artist and photographer. Her book Banned In DC is amazing and she’s the artist who did Minor Threat’s Out of Step album cover art. (She’s also posted a few cones.) There’s also a set of Postcards of Cones Along Highway 1 (which you can purchase).
As always (at least lately) this sketch was created with an Apple Pencil on an iPad using Procreate. I also threw in a shot of the sketch on top of the photo, which I think is a fun look.
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