Art, Graphics and Empty Coffee Cups

The Big Move

I’m pleased to announce that I’m heading back within city limits! No more suburbia for me, the exile is OVER! I’ll be moving in with my lovely best friend, and as an added bonus I will once again have studio space! Her impressive boyfriend is building us an arts and crafts corner (I may even wield a hammer or two!) and I’m really looking forward to getting back to work, as it were!

Inspired!

I’ve decided what I’d like my next painting series to be! Because I’m such a creeper, I want to do a series of people on the subway. And yes, I know it’s been done before, but I really think I could put a fresh spin on it.

Truth is, I spend most of my many, many hours on the subway people-watching. I’m easily distracted from my ever-present book by the colourful array of passengers. The subway is a great equalizer. No matter your background, race, net worth, whatever, we are all subject to the same sights, sounds, and most of all, smells.

I also think this would be a fun opportunity for me to stretch my legs a little and try working in oil paints (you don’t know this yet, but I’m a pretty strong acrylic devotee) just to get a little extra softness into the work. It also means I will have to find somewhere to acutally paint, since I am currently studio-less (or bereft of studio, however you choose to put it) ….think think think.

SO, I think it would be fun to do a series of paintings of people on the subway. This means, of course, that I will be taking some sneaky photos in the near future (I told you, creeper) so BEWARE!

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