On the Bus

This is a pen and watercolour painting done as a proposal for a competition to do a mural painting in a community centre. This was back in the late 90s. I was beaten out by a contemporary artist who painted the wall with four strips of colour, which could have been done in a matter of hours. The community centre was predominantly filled with local kids. I felt so sorry for the kids. Not once did any of them look at the "mural" and when I asked what they thought of the painting on the wall, they said, "What painting?"

A wonderful model I had two years ago brought the most amazing dresses. This was rather a plain one, but very elegant.

This is a drawing for a poetry book. Sometimes I do the drawing first and then write the poetry.