onight I walked home from the 24th and Mission BART stop. It was Valentine’s day, and the neighborhood celebrated by being outside.
Stores stayed open late. Perfumed Latino guys pushed and egged each other on, nervously buying flowers for sweethearts and would-be sweethearts. The bodas civiles joints lubricated their trade with sidewalk tables of cheap teddy bears wrapped in red cellophane.
I walked home in my pink dress. Women holding little girls walked by, clutching roses, boxes of chocolates. Women completed errands, hauled children, and bought food with the same grim determination, red cellophane emerging from their purses.
I saw a beautifully happy couple. Their little daughter ran up the sidewalk in front of them. I caught the man’s eye as I passed and saw satisfaction on his face.
More people were on the street than usual. More police were around. I saw two huge officers, giants. One had his hand on the back of a tiny fast-talking man. There was no sense of potential violence, just a solid hand on the back and a posture that clearly communicated that whatever jig there may have been was now thoroughly up.
There was music and the smell of onions cooking. The jazz club was setting up a show. As I walked home, buses drove back and forth full of people like me, heading home, and out, and home again.
These are really interesting! You should definitely draw more for just yourself, it's so much more fun! Do you mean these were for a short film, or did I misunderstand your comment?
wow, so unual.. I love them.. the top piece is so powerful
hi Celeste, welcome to SFG :D the steve mcqueen image is my favorite, love it but they are all really strong, fantastic line!! WE WANNA SEE MORE!! more more more MORE!!!!
These are really cool! Yes, we all want to see more!! The most amazing work comes from what the artist feels most strongly about - which is almost ALWAYS personal work. I'm having the EXACT SAME issues you are having, and is also why I recently joined SFG. Except, I don't even get to draw at my day job anymore, at least not so much. But I've been starting to draw a little more for myself, everyday - it's a beginning. Good luck to you - and hope to see more soon!!
Thanks for all the wonderful comments and the warm welcome! yeah, these are me working up to a short film - I'd value your advice, if anyone knows what sort of computer programs would best suit my needs for animation...
welcome Celeste. I agree with nikalas on the Steve McQueen one. They are all cool. I am glad you are getting to draw more. It is so important for my creative sanity and I hear it is that way for many artists. I look forward to seeing more.