Saturday, October 18, 2014

And The Pink Kept Coming

I think that I am pretty well known for saying "There is color in black and white." But somedays just call for some color and today was one of them. I was on my way to FIT to the MFA in Illustration Alumni Demo Day and Open House. Just one of about a bizillion happenings in New York today, not to mention the World Wide Sketch crawl. As is my habit, I planned to cross the street to take the bus downtown, waiting alongside Riverside Park- I do this every day. But today was different- I thought that I would see the annual Walk for Breast Cancer in full bloom heading down Riverside Drive.  I was leaving kind of early, and so, was not sure. I sat at the bus stop, when all of a sudden, I saw the roar- yes, I said saw- for all at once, in this gorgeous, powerful bloom of pink- and power- came the throngs of walkers, hand in hand, decked in pink work out gear, hats, scarves, tutus, tiaras, chatting, singing, SURVIVING!!! One had to be a rock not to feel choked up. I had a few minutes before the bus arrived and so, I went to work, barely capturing the crowd and the soaring sight of all of these sisters, united by a single cause for today. Oh, and they had their mens too!! 
It was a sight to behold, and the pink kept coming. 



3 comments:

martine paquet said...

Oh woaw! This is gorgeous...
I can feel the energy of this crowd and also the emotions you had when drawing!
Such a beautiful example of storytelling....

memi said...

Thank you, Martine! Powered by the crowd, I was!

Joan Tavolott said...

This just made me smile, Melanie! It is great to see the crowd of ladies (and men) in pink showing their energy, strength and determination. Great sketches!