Hard Knock Life

by David Neace CPX

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Dimensions

20.000 x 12.500 inches

Title

Hard Knock Life

Artist

David Neace CPX

Medium

Drawing - Graphite

Description

My dad had this photo and told me it was of an area in Lexington, Kentucky. He said it was the Manchester area around 1954, but it really could be anywhere in the United States.

These type of houses where built by the former slaves and railroad workers during the late 1800''s on into the early 1900's. Most of them are pieced together using whatever materials that could be found. You can see that by the porch that is being supported by the old soft drink cooler, prominent during the 40's and 50's. A lot of the homes where torn down during the Urban renewals that took place all over the south starting in the late 70's and continues today. Some of these home have been repaired and updated and are now lovely small homes. A lot of this type of home was destroyed due to hurricane Katrina and weather damage in other parts of the country.

I used the original photo as a base for "The Three Graces", which I did as a colored pencil drawing. I decided that I wanted to do some work in graphite as it translates well to this type of drawing and I wanted to portray a more realistic scene of what is still home to many people in rural areas of Kentucky, West Virgina, the Carolina's. and especially the Appalachian areas of our country.

Thanks for viewing

Dave

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June 15th, 2015

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