“One swallow does not make a summer.” Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics Greek critic, philosopher, physicist, & zoologist (384 BC – 322 BC)
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Victoria Line
Early morning on the Northern Line
Its surprising how full the Underground can be at 6:00 am! Some days there aren’t any seats available. Every Thursday I get up at 5:00 am to make a meeting that starts at 6:45 am. Some weeks I go by bicycle but lately I’ve been using public transport as it allows me to make paintings.…… Continue reading Early morning on the Northern Line
Quick sketch; Old Street Station
I made a decision to leave this as it was. The train stopped for about 6-7 minutes and then I continue working the picture trying to fill in all I could remember fro another two stops before I had to change to another line. It seemed a shame to clean it up afterwards…
The back end of January
I was on a bus behind this man. The bus broke down. Nobody wanted to get off because it was quite cold outside but it was inevitable. Someone muttered, “Bloody January!” As I concentrated on the drawing, my subject got up and left. Besides this image, I was left with the muttered comment replaying itself…… Continue reading The back end of January
The Illustrationist 