Monday, February 16, 2009

Homeward Bound (Thursday, 2-12-09)

My favorite bench at Chambers.

2 Train. Tried to capture the reddish, brownish, purplish tint of her hair as best as I could - depending on your display's setting you may or not catch it.

There were many interesting contrasts in proportion between the people in this scene.

More George and Dunish Doos (Thursday, 2-12-09)

A few moments on the platform at Grand Army Plaza (little one on the right), and then struggling with George sketch on the 2.

A little better once he was sitting.

Between the prominent forehead and the bun like halved masses of hair, woman on left's hair made me think of the priestesses from Dune, without all the scariness.

D.A.R.E. Shirts and Brown Hats (Wednesday, 2-11-09)

Not sure if this teenager's D.A.R.E. shirt is meant to be ironic or not. Wonder if lollipop stick in mouth was an indicator.

The precariously worn hat started to look very sculptural.

Fleeting folks on the 2.

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Wednesday, 2-11-09

She had some strange hook like things tied into her hair in a line starting at her temple around her head. Coulnd't discern if it was hair twisted up into that shape or little plastic pieces. Her large thick earrings acted as a good distraction from them nonetheless.

Scribbly mess is curly haired woman in the foreground. Another case of that pesky moleskine spine getting in my way.

Friday, February 13, 2009

Pepsi and Turbans (Tuesday, 2-10-09)

New Pepsi pOsters are everywhere,
competing with other primary colors
for dominance Over the mOstly black, grey, brOwn and muted cOlOrs of the F.

One stop on the Pepsiless Queens-bound E between Canal and Prince alone with Sikh man sporting an orange Turban.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Riding Home on the Beeeeeeee (Friday, 2-6-08)

Stepped into Houston street station to see the 1 just pulling out of the station. Taking that as an omen, I popped right back up the stairs and hoofed it over to West 4th.
Got on the B, and even though the shape on the right is actually figure in the foreground and the woman i behind him, the smushed up appearance is pretty spot on in regards to the vibe on that B train. Reminded me why I like the lower key 1-2/3 combo.

Chinese woman who was standing, reading and managing her son at the same time.

M from Dekalb to Union Street.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Brown Yankee Hat and Others on Thursday Morning (2-5-09)

Hat fitting in a really awkward way, and I was just never feeling the different color Yankee hats - in my mind just stick to the classic.

Blackberry play at Chambers.

Damn pole...

Monday, February 9, 2009

What the F#@K You Lookin At? (Way home Wednesday, 2

During the minutes I was drawing this I was the brunt of a little bitta subway stare.

Teenage girl with the glasses poking out from underneath her well combed hair.

Big browed bruiser of a man on the R, the type they'd cast as hoods in early 80s cop shows, like Hunter or Matt Houston.

Oh Man I'm behind, Drawings on the 1/2 from Last Wednesday (2-4-09)

Swamped with work these drawings seem like ages ago.

Woman on the 2 blue knit hat and cross hatched scarf that cascaded down from her neck like a mogully ski slope.

Everything was grey and brown except for a nice splash of color.

This guy was in mid goofy grin while reading on the 1.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Apparel (Tuesday, 2-3-09)

Woman with some African style garb on the 1.

Elderly lady wearing a half inside out zebra on her head.

One good thing about giant puffy jackets is it creates some nice personal space for ya in an otherwise intimate train setting.

Wednesday, 2-3-09 R-2-Chambers-1

Huge jacket and Cyclones hat on the R, Union to Atlantic-Pacific.

Rocking the urban sherpa on the 2.


Quick sketch of blond woman right as train was pulling into Chambers, and then on the platform caught what a think was a repeat customer.

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Bench Sandwich (Monday, 2-2-09)

1 Train, pukey green jacket.

The bench at Chambers street at the end of the day is always a good source of weary subject matter to draw.

Crowded bench on a BK bound 2.

Dude with big black Yamulkah reading in the seat by the doors.

F#@!?&G Groundhog (Monday, 2-2-09)

Well he didn't see his shadow, so I guess this brief 2 week reprieve is gonna be over soon and we are headed back to Hoth.

And thanks to an unexplained five minute delay between GAP and Bergen street I got an extra drawing in.

But it got a little mosh pit at Atlantic ave so I needed to adjust a bunch as I dug my way into teh corner in fron of teh conductor's booth.



Nice purple coat on the 1 train. Liked the way it contrasted with the pale skin and jet black hair