KONG TAKES DELAND

Photo by Ryder Gledhill

This was a humorous paint job, I did on model, Evan Macleod, to attract attention to local business, Newfangled Modern Market. The event was Tropical Nights, where the finest folks of small town Deland, Florida put on their leis, and Hawaiian gear and live it up! Old money, and new money folks, Stetson University students and townies gather together drinking pink Maitais around town, wear crazy hand embellished hats, and browse the shops for specials on merchandise, antiques and art. If you were lucky enough to see Kong, he gladly steps to your side for a fun photo op, and is an essential part of the character that makes Tropical Nights a ridiculously fun slice of small town Americana.

Photo by Ryder Gledhill