I'm calling this one done. "Three Horsemen" is the title. I wanted to capture a moment of peace between these three, unrelated men. Shoved together on seats, they calmly ignore each other and wait before something big happens, or perhaps nothing happens at all. Two are lost in their phones, looking outwards, the other does the same but without the technology. A typical scene if you've ever ridden public transportation but something about it just interested me. I decided not to use color; didn't see the need. And it would only have distracted or focused attention on one of them in particular and I didn't want that. I'm happy with it. It's something I would look at for a long while. I wish it would evoke some kind of meaning in viewers but I don't know that it will. Doesn't matter, this one was for me.

 Got a bunch done before the podcast. Most of it, I'm happy with. I think there needs to be a little more definition in the backpacks and such as they're just blobs right now. Don't want to go overboard as that will detract from the figures. But it's podcast time...

 Got some more work done on this today, though now that it's afternoon, the vaccines are making me achey and tired again. Will try and come back to this tonight if possible, but so far, I'm pretty happy with it. I think this evokes that kind of malaise one feels on the T, the simple waiting but also a moment of peace. One the one guy on the end isn't looking at his phone. I wonder what he's thinking about. More to come.

 And here's the second guy added to the mix. There will be more adjustments when I get the third done and there's some background to do, but I'm happy with how quickly this is coming together.

 I went and got FIVE vaccines today. I was aiming to get one; the new Covid booster but they talked me into getting whooping cough, flu, pneumonia and something called RVS? as well. So I spent most of the afternoon sleeping. When I got up, I had enough energy to work on this. So far, I'm liking how it's coming out and am seriously considering not using color. We'll see. There's a lot to go.

 Did some more work on this piece. These three were sitting next to each other on the T, kind of smooshed together the way commuters are. I think I will try and do the full figures and environment. These are jus sketches, though I will likely do the faces and bodies separately.

 I'm still struggling, wanting to do something but just not feeling that spark. There's a photo I took on the T of three random guys sitting on the train. I want to paint them, have been wanting to. I tried working freehand on one of them tonight. It's not bad, but too fiddly. Still, it's something.

I've been in a creative void lately. Just haven't had the spark to really make much of anything. I tried watching some shows on art and artists which usually helps but all it did was make me want to draw without giving me an idea of what to draw. When in doubt, do a self portrait. I did the second image based on a photo I took after orc-ing at the faire this year. Then, I re-made the one I did of my best friend Max from a couple years ago, one with which I've never really been satisfied. While this one looks more like the photo it came from I'm still on the fence about it. Both of these were done without underdrawing, inspired by a re-watch of a documentary on Alice Neel. There was something very special about her work. While not technically correct, her portraits had a life to them that a lot of 'better' paintings lack. So I gave it a try. I'm happy with the technique if not the final product.