Fried Shrimp Lady<\/a> <\/em><\/strong>while watching that cinematic masterpiece. I managed to dig out the sketchbook in question, and here is my sketch of the Fried Shrimp Lady from 1985 along with doodles of a monster and a Jerry Reed\/Conway Twitty-looking Elvis impersonator. <\/span><\/p>\nDrawn in a Strathmore sketchbook with technical pens.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"Fried-Shrimp-detail\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Fried-Shrimp-detail.jpg?resize=360%2C366&ssl=1\" "\\"Fried-Shrimp-detail\\"")
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![\"Fried-Shrimp-Lady\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Fried-Shrimp-Lady.jpg?resize=288%2C263&ssl=1\" "\\"Fried-Shrimp-Lady\\"")
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