Ink in Moleskine (click image, select All Sizes to enlarge)
He was sitting two seats up from me this morning and his profile was irresistible. He was a perfect model for the whole 13 minute ride. When I got off he gave me a knowing look. He couldn’t see me drawing him (the seat between us hid my notebook on my lap) so maybe he thought the times he caught me looking at him were because I found him irresistible.
Ink in Moleskine (click image, select All Sizes to enlarge)
The drawings above (Susie) and below (Sharon) were done last Thursday night on BART when we were returning from the art show in San Francisco. Neither of the pictures capture their likenesses though they do capture something of them.
Ink in Moleskine (click image, select All Sizes to enlarge)
Jana Bouc, Artist 
8 replies on “Subway Drawings (BART)”
these are so distinctive, I really get the sense you’ve captured something essential about each individual, wonderful aliveness to these sketches! also, the hand atop the purse in the bottom one is so well done especially since the pen line is so hard to control (I know!) on such a bumpy ride
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Funny tale, I can see why his profile was irresistable. Ink sketches of folks, are my favorites.
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I can see why you sketched him, I think I knew a few people who looked like that! Especially when it comes to the knowing look. Great sketch. Oh and I like the seagull finished. Thanks for the comments on my blog.
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Oh funny Jana, this guy probably went home thinking some gal found him so wonderful she couldn’t stop staring at him! You made his day.
Great sketches!
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How easy you make this look, Jana! You capture folks so so well!!!!!
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Great sketch Jana! So funny too that he would even THINK that, but y’know men, he probably did!!
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Great sketches! It’s so hard to draw faces in ink (at least for me), you did a very good job!
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I love your line drawings! I really dig the loose, free-flowing line you’ve got. So much expression, very very nice.
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