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Lauren Luke's Inspiration Nation Road Trip, Vegas
"I love this because of the silver, the neon violet that just grab your attention, and then you see the rest of the city. It almost looks like a computer chip board."
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Lauren Lukes Inspiration Nation Road Trip, Las Vegas
"I love this photo. It would be a great advertisement for minty fresh chewing gum, I love the snow-capped mountains, the low, dark and light clouds. It's as of its another world that you can just walk into. Definitely pastel inspiration for me, for pastel drawings."
Lauren Lukes Inspiration Nation Road Trip, Las Vegas
"If it weren't for this sign, I would have never known I was in Vegas! It was so gray and icy-looking. It was rain and hail (on the road from Phoenix to Vegas). Something is definitely happening to the weather. Not good. This is a sign of the times."
Lauren Lukes Inspiration Nation Road Trip, Las Vegas
"It's got Frank Sinatra's name on it! And with Tropicana Avenue, it SOUNDS tropical even if it didn't look it."
Lauren Lukes Inspiration Nation Road Trip, Las Vegas
"I love the sky, the black silhouette of the palm trees against the color of the sky, and the shiny building to the side. Beautiful."
Lauren Lukes Inspiration Nation Road Trip, Las Vegas
"This one -- if I had to go blind, this would be the last image I would love to have. I like it because the light's filtering in from the left, and its bouncing off the pyramid shape of the building, the Luxor, and the swaying of the palm trees. The juxtaposition of everything is just working. It's picture-perfect."
Lauren Lukes Inspiration Nation Road Trip, Las Vegas
"I love the Sphinx. There's something about them that are quite eerie. Its to do with the mummy, the tombs and the pyramids. I'd love to visit Egypt just to see these."
Lauren Lukes Inspiration Nation Road Trip, Las Vegas
"I love the evening glow that's enhancing the green on the dress. And I love the blue and the Pharaoh's head dress. They're very rich colors -- blue and gold. Blue pigment was the hardest to find, so it was a rarity. They used to paint all the pictures in blue and gold to show how rich they were. Blue and gold were a sign of wealth."
Lauren Lukes Inspiration Nation Road Trip, Las Vegas
"The nostrils were so big you could have run up them. And I want that eye color. I've always wanted to have light blue eyes. I feel mine are boring and I've always wanted icy blue eyes."
Lauren Lukes Inspiration Nation Road Trip, Las Vegas
"I absolutely love the reflections on that building. It reminds me of a Rolex, I don't know why, but just the wealth and the richness of a Rolex -- the gold shining through under the silver. It looks expensive."
Lauren Lukes Inspiration Nation Road Trip, Las Vegas
"This was the inside roof of the limousine. It was tiny little pink spot lights, and then the yellow curved runner lights, and then the big white light. I'm going to do a makeup look inspired by this for sure: Black, white, yellow and pink!"
Lauren Lukes Inspiration Nation Road Trip, Las Vegas
