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  1. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    Bev aka thelmasstuff, Apr 16, 2015
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  2. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    My personal favorite...the Sta-Puft Marshmallow Man

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  3. silverthwait

    silverthwait Well-Known Member

    LOL!! I'll bet you just love that blue bug on the rooftop in Providence!
     
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  4. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    :hilarious::hilarious::hilarious::hilarious::hilarious::hilarious:

    OMG. Is that bug still there??:eek:
     
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  5. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    Wait...that's not fake, though. The Big Blue Bug is famous. We pass it every time we drive through Providence.
     
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  6. silverthwait

    silverthwait Well-Known Member

    Still there. Greg, is that elephant still standing? The one on the way to the Jersey shore? LOL!
     
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  7. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    I passed the Bug many many times on my way to my sister's house in North Kingstown.

    It always reminded me of the #1 "rule" that a professor gave in a course on art and architecture - Don't put cows on roofs. He showed a slide of a roadside stand that sold ice cream and other dairy products with a more than lifesize black and white cow on top. Made quite an impression.
     
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    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Greg?? Harumpf!
     
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  9. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    They've started dressing him up. At Christmas they wrap him in lights and put giant antlers on his head. In the summer he gets sunglasses and Del's Lemonade. 1409675422_2fa0.jpg
     
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  10. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Cool!

    Of course, I'm from the land of The Long Island Duck, so I have an appreciation for animal architecture. ;)
     
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  11. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    Being married to a Seabee, I'm used to being around giant bee statues for the past thirty some odd years...this one's in Davisville

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  12. gregsglass

    gregsglass Well-Known Member

    Hi Silver,
    Lucy is still outside Atlantic City.
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  13. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    Ive seen these before,and I think they are hilarious,but I do worry some hipster will ruin a REAL work of art doing this !
     
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  14. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    we have a fruit......
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  15. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    I wonder about that myself, but would hope that whatever modern paint was used would be easily removed if it was recognized.
     
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  16. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    As of yesterday, the Bug was looking good...

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    Bev aka thelmasstuff, Apr 22, 2015
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  17. silverthwait

    silverthwait Well-Known Member

    LOL!!
     
    silverthwait, Apr 23, 2015
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  18. yourturntoloveit

    yourturntoloveit Well-Known Member

    And then there's the "Peachoid" down in Gaffney, SC. DH and I have seen that in person -- it's an eye-catcher for sure (whether you're there to buy fresh peaches or just driving through).

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  19. silverthwait

    silverthwait Well-Known Member

    Thank the Lord it wasn't a watermelon!! Gawd!
     
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  20. verybrad

    verybrad Well-Known Member

    Here in Wilmington, IL not far from my home town, we have the Gemini Giant along old route 66. He may have originally held a muffler and was for a car repair shop. It is now the Launching Pad Diner but believe it is closed and for sale.

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