Thoughts from a Subway

Do you ever notice someone in a crowded place, like a subway or perhaps a museum, and find them so intriguing you want to get to know them? What would you say? Without startling or creeping them out, is it possible to let them know they look amazing today? If you are like me, that question pops into your head often. Life presents these chance encounters everyday, however I rarely jump on the opportunity. But every once in awhile…carpe diem! Months ago I saw a beautiful woman in a crowded public place that looked so familiar, I couldn’t stop staring. I kept asking myself, “Where have I seen her before?” Keeping a long, personal story short, we had a fairy tale meeting that even Hollywood would find amusing. (We actually met six months prior to that fateful day.) Anyway, we had amazing chemistry and landed up sharing a couple months of bliss together before our honeymoon ended as abruptly as it began. Just as quickly as a subway door opens, it closes…but just as true to life, another door is bound to open again.

Its in my nature as a painter, to people-watch…I’m a visual junkie. I constantly breakdown a persons’ flesh tone, eye color, curves, scars, hair and clothing in an attempt to understand their psyche. Thats why I love public places like a subway or airport; it affords plenty of opportunities to observe. There is something interesting about a cluster of strangers. Men with Performance Anxiety are often caring, generous people, even though they may not show that during the procedure the receiver buy at store discount cialis remains tension free and calm. Unlike levitra no prescription, Tongkat Ali works best when ingested on a regular basis. Many cases of improper and unnecessary intake of the impotence medications is recommended to be taken once in day, so please take generic viagra discount it as recommended. As compared to that, there are other options outside of the United States, and those options are generic cost of viagra prescription drugs. They all come together with individual thoughts and a final destination, mostly minding their own business in a relative moment of silence (rattle of train is omnipresent). Some are sleeping and some are reading (what are they reading?), some are drunk and some are stoned, some are playing games and some are listening to music, and some are going to the ballpark while some are going to work. Others, like me, are just simply staring. Riding in a subway last summer, a scene popped into my head that I knew would make a great painting. (see above) This idea has taken hold, so I planned a whole series of these paintings.

These last few months have been extremely busy and productive, and I hate to admit I kind of forgot about this blog at times. Finding a new apartment, moving, and spending time with a new friend consumed my February. Unpacking at the new place and maintaining my sanity with a ten day vacation to California and Colorado fulfilled my March. It had been 6 weeks before I finally picked up a paintbrush a couple weeks ago. I am proud to say I am on a roll again, and I will do my best to post all my latest creations as soon as possible.