In the Summer of 2004 We moved out of the city to a nice part of Long Island, Oakdale!. A College friend of ours, generously took us in for a year to save money and concentrate on Emilio. During this time I still worked in the city so I took the Long Island Railroad 3 hrs a day 5 times a week for a year. This sketch book is a result of drawing on the train.
I sketched quick when people were awake.
Construction Dude Asleep 04
Old Man Asleep, Transfer at Jamaica Station
Bald Spot, transfer at Jamaica station
Wall Street Shoe
One time a passenger noticed me drawing them and got up and changed seats. This made me feel bad so I started to draw shoes.
A Mothers Shoe
The Davinci Code, on the way home.
This was during the time that the Divinci Code book came out and everyone was reading it (I’ve never read it). I would see at least 3-4 people at a time reading the book while I took the train.
Emilio in Car Seat
Mom and Dad in the 70's
I often work from photographs and I try to and stay conscious of the their (the photo) purpose when I’m making art.
