Saturday, December 19, 2009

Recent drawings on the metro

I've been doing a lot of metro journeys and rather than read I've been drawing. It really gives a lot of people pleasure to see me drawing on the train. I'm amazed by how friendly they get when they spot what I'm doing.

Sometimes the subject notices I'm doing their portrait but generally not. Other times people have mistakenly assumed I was drawing them, when in fact I was drawing the person beside or behind them. It's surprising how often they would like to see what I've done. Children are particularly interested.

Women are funny though. There have been a few times when I've been doing their portraits and either they have asked for my card or they have simply passed me their phone number. Hilarious when that happens because I'm not the most attractive of guys, especially by Parisian standards. None the less I take it as a compliment and always pass it to the bloke that looks like he needs it the most. I'm married :)

Here are a few of the recent sketches from November and December 09. I get about 3 minutes or perhaps a little longer to draw these so there's nothing too finished.





3 comments:

Jean Burman said...

These are just great Tom! So fresh and lively.

Hi... you don't know me. I am an artist living and working in Australia... and just thought I'd drop in and say hello.

Found your website earlier in the year when dreaming of Paris... and only just now came back to see what you have been up to. Always the dream of the artist to live and work in an exotic locale. So how is it? Is it really the dream?

Jean
www.JeanBurman.com

Ieva said...

Hi. I liked very much your funny drawing of wolf. But i can't find it more in your page:(

Helen Ström said...

they're great you sketches!!
I like the second one in particular! Magnificent!