Sleeping spaniel, Victoria line, 7th November 2017

No problem with sleeping dogs here.

Sleeping spaniel, 7pm Tuesday, 7th November 2017, Oxford Circus to Brixton, Victoria line, London
Sleeping spaniel, 7pm Tuesday, 7th November 2017, Oxford Circus to Brixton stations, Victoria line, London, England

Initially, the lovely sleeping spaniel caught my attention as I had to step over it to get to a vacant seat. Only as I drew it and its owner did I notice the couple right in front of me. Goodness, they really couldn’t keep their hands off each other! The dog slept the whole journey. He had the right idea: close your eyes and face away from the touchy-feely couple.

Whilst attempting to manage a full-time job, this was drawn in many different places during my subsequent commutes, including: trips on replacement bus journeys to and from Ipswich; Tube journeys between visits to schools; my usual rush-hour commutes to work on the Tube; train journeys to Hampton Court; and a bus journey to Crystal Palace carrying a giant cake for a friend’s birthday.

Onsite sketch: This was done on the first journey, 7th November 2017, then it was worked up during my commuting time for a few weeks until it was completed.
Onsite sketch: This was done on the first journey, 7th November 2017, then it was worked up during my commuting time for a few weeks until it was completed.

 

Medium: Digital drawing created on an iPhone 6 and using Adobe Draw app
Drawn: 7th November – 1st December 2017
 

Here’s a video of the drawing being created, many weeks of drawing condensed into 24 seconds. My editing skills failed me here, the video looks a bit stretched!