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Man on Train

Live drawing the everyday

Heading back to the country on a train, I wanted to draw someone. I chose a seat, looked anround and was pleasantly surprised that this man was sitting across the aisle from me. He sat very still and was engrossed in his paper so he didn’t see me draw him - my favorite way to do this. He was such a throwback to a different time with his crisp blue shirt and khakis and newspaper.

Here is the final drawing. I added green to the window.

This was done with the Paper app on my iPhone, drawn with my finger

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