Focus

This guy stood reading on the tube, and was so lost in the story he shifted, stepped and maneuvered past the passengers who got on and off around him without ever taking his eyes off the page.

He was reading WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN, which is a great book, and his engrossedness is totally understandable.

ihands

They mentioned on the telly the other night that young people ( in your best quavering, judgemental voice ) use their thumbs to point to things more than usual, and that this was seen as evidence that we are still evolving.

In this spirit I sketched a Guy's hands as he worked his iphone into oblivion.

Shhhhhh

She is sleeping.

On the 12.18 from St. Pancras to Bedford. Last night.

2 Ps ( not in a pod or anything )

Still in my posted - not posted uncertainty.

So apologies if these have been out already, but I think not.

P1 = Profile.

Took me a few lines before I decided on the correct one. 

P2 = Paper

Something to read on the journey in.

Bugger it.

I've messed up my sketch folders, and have some sketches I don't know if I have posted or not, so apologies if I double up for the next few posts, until I get my bloghouse in order. I know my blog adjudicator out there will jump on my case like a sack of proverbial if I do. ( You know who you are - don't make me say it )

Anyway, I will trust my own memory will tell me which one's have already had their moment.

So..

This guy was an actor. I knew his face from stuff but not so much as I would know his name.

No matter, in the book he goes.

For some reason I see him playing either college professor types, or in 20's shooting gear... either way it's tweedy.

And can I just add I am, as I write, eating a seeded onion bagel that I got from the 'reduced for a quick sale' shelf in Morrisons last night on the way home... and it is fantastic. I know the minutiae of other's lives is at best, boring, but this is so good it deserves to go on record.

Here they come.

The scarves are out in abundance again.

Sigh !

As we head into the long dark tunnel of an English winter.

Pray for us.

Jiggle

Another movement sketch. Trying stuff out, letting the person tell me how the drawing should be.

This girl didn't move much so it has kept the drawing more compact, more comprehensive. Then reinked over the final line, to make it more predominant. Give it the main task of telling the story.

Have to think on this more. Interesting thoughts. Hmmmm. Maybe combine the last movement one with this...