Drinking is banned on the Tube, but who’s going to notice? On my way home after a trip to Oxford I saw a man in the next next row of seats who was exhibiting some odd arm movements, possibly brought about by some heavy drinking, until he got off at […]
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I’m a frequent user of the Bakerloo line now. It’s a bit tired, old and needs a revamp. I know that feeling all too well. My journeys into and from work are a lot shorter from my new flat, so I have less time to draw. Perhaps I need to […]
People watch and read different things on the Tube, probably just to avoid making eye contact. Another crowded Monday morning Tube journey, but I have the priviledge of nearly always getting a seat. The bag with writing, Batman t-shirt, suited man and the back of the woman were the main […]
If there really was a housing a crisis in London, we’d find people sleeping on the Tube… When it’s close to midnight, every Londoner has to make a decision on whether to get one of the last trains home or stay out and try one of the much slower night […]
When I leave Brixton, I’ll miss everyone on the Victoria line. Even the ones in fancy dress. Warm weather brought out a party atmosphere and a group of people dressed as characters from Winnie the Pooh. On my journey with me was what I guess to be loud and drunk […]
I know what you feel like… Not an interpretation of Edvard Munch’s The Scream, but rather my view whilst on the Tube to Maida Vale on my way to view a new flat. The woman got on at Brixton with me, and before she got off at Victoria, she changed […]
Go easy on that highlighter… I was heading home after a fantastic weekend with friends up in the North exploring Macclesfield and Chester. It was odd to be able to see my own reflection instead of the backside or crotch of someone standing up in the aisle. During this week […]
It’s always a relief to get the last Tube home, whatever the state… Closing time for pubs and the last trains don’t coincide. No joined-up thinking, but if it was to exist it would benefit us all immensely. So after I finished drinking on a Saturday night (probably to make […]
I was working late again, I wonder how many of my fellow commuters are also doing unpaid overtime? Tired from working late, somehow I still had enough energy to sketch a half-empty carriage. I was sat on the far end of the last carriage, though I was sat down on […]
It was my turn to do something odd on the Tube. Carrying an A1-size model is best done during the quiet hours… Because of my annual house move, I need to find new places for my possessions – mostly charity shops! A few precious items with no practical value, but immense […]
After packing, the next step before moving is to eat all the existing food. Some interesting food cobinations are about to happen! In what now seems like an annual event, I have decided to move and this time I’m extremely glad to do so. I’ve been busy packing and now […]
I don’t use the District line often, but carrying large presents isn’t normal, is it? Only two stops seperate Victoria and South Kensington stations, so that is all the time I had to sketch as much as I could from my Tube journey. It’s always interesting to see what people […]
Happy memories of a fry-up… In my ideal world having a fry-up in Covent Garden during a weekday, without worrying about the health impact, looking for flats, money or work, would be a common event. It was a great day off from ‘normality’. Medium: Digital drawing on iPhone Date drawn: 20th March […]
Hungry on the Tube, why not bite your nails? Another journey from Brixton to Oxford Circus during the morning rush hour. Medium: Digital drawing on iPhone Date drawn: 14th – 19th March 2014
It’s always busy outside Brixton underground station day or night. It’s extra busy outside the station when there’s a gig at the Brixton Academy, an event which attracts annoying and loud ticket touts and big groups of people from outside the area meeting up in the only place they know. […]
A chocolate bar in the morning? I prefer a fry up. Reading, eating and sleeping were the options available on this journey. Medium: Digital drawing on iPhone Date drawn: 19th February – 8th March 2014
Ever get that feeling that there are pets out there receiving more love than you and leading better lives? This was drawn almost entirely on the 14 journeys on public transport I took over seven days, mostly to and from work. The drawing is based on a sketch I made on […]
On the Tube, you’re not only sharing germs, air and space, but also the free newspapers and magazines. Another busy Tuesday morning on the Victoria line. Life on the Tube carries on, though with the odd clue about what’s happening on the surface – in this case it’s the umbrellas. I saw […]
I’ll be positive. I’m looking forward to the next two days of Tube strikes… There might be scenes like this when the Tube strikes begin from the evening of Tuesday 11th until the end of Thursday 13th February – or the opposite if everyone avoids the Tube. I sketched this on […]
Not having something to read made me the odd one out on the Tube… Not only is it interesting to see what people are reading, nothing particularly academic usually, it’s also fascinating to see the medium. There are newspapers, books, sometimes even print outs, but they were joined more recently […]