Sunday 24 July 2011

Copper band

Sat opposite two London transport policemen, so had to sketch.

The one I sketched was unaware, ( so much for eagle eyed keeness ) but his mate clocked what I was doing.


And then I remembered that new law about being an offence to record the image of police officers when they are working.

Was I about to be arrested ? My sketch book impounded as evidence, bagged and labeled exhibit A my Lud.

No... just dull, brilliant life as always... they just carried on discussing their work shifts, and who was on after them, and what Tom had done with the work rotas.

So I sketched more.

He leant forward and started turning his cap around and around in his hands as he spoke, like checkered worry beads.


It deserved a sketch of it's own.

4 comments:

  1. Really caught a sense of attitude with these - really like them. It is true about not being able to record the image of policemen at work? Sounds very Islamic...!

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  2. Lovely sketches, Keith! And the bit about the checkered worry beads was great! Very Poetic.

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  3. Thanks.

    It occurred to me that, if anything happened, we would all be looking to these guys to be the ones to do something, so dues there to them.

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  4. Very fun and loose line work. Beautiful and impressive work.

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