Different Tables

I’m still at Medway Services and thought I’d carry on drawing when I saw this guy in green arrive.  He looked a bit sad in that beanie and had an interesting way of sitting with his left hand pressed down on the seat and his legs crossed.  I also tend to go for people without much face showing and who are looking at their phones so likely to stay still for a couple of minutes.

I added the woman on the other side of the table afterwards.  She wasn’t with him and was genuinely sitting at a different table but just calling this drawing “Different Tables” makes it sound like an interesting bit of social commentary about how modern technology pushes us apart.

And then I added the windows.  There are huge windows overlooking the motorway at this service station so I thought I’d try putting them in.  The perspective’s not great – if I start doing proper urban sketching with buildings, I really need to do things in pencil first.

This is OK I suppose but I’m still waiting to reach that point where my ability to do quick drawings of strangers suddenly clicks into place.