Metroheads 962 - Thoughts and Sorrows - Watercolor in Moleskine Sketchbook
Time goes by so quickly, I have spent the most wonderful and inspiring two weeks with dear friends and family, re-discovering Paris with them.
In the meantime, I forgot all about the events which made the headlines almost two weeks earlier, which makes me think that it’s interesting to not only draw my fellow metro-travellers but also something which is related to what is going on in the rest of the “space” beyond my Metrobubble. “Metrobubble” is a very accurate expression for my (our) state of mind in the Metro, which my friend Kim from Creative Influences invented and which I love. Each traveller has his own private METROBUBBLE.
After I drew the two women , I saw one of the ubiquitous Metro-Newspapers on the empty seat in front of mine and the headlines about the hateful act of aggression in Moscow caught my eye. It had happened the evening before and I had already forgotten about it. Now I thought: those people in Moskow just sat in the Metro, when this happened, like we do now, perhaps there was even one person drawing other fellows and suddenly: Boum. Disaster and despair.
While writing this, Mahatma Gandhi comes to my mind and I’d like to finish my post with a quote by him: “You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.”
Have a good weekend.
Peace. pjc
Wow. Great drawings and sentiment.
It could be any of us at any given time. Thanks for the reminder.
Sounds like you had a great time with family and friends. Will we be seeing some of that seeing Paris thru tourists eyes in your art?
Gandhi said it beautifully and i’m happy you’re back and it didn’t say boum in your neighbourhood.
XXXm
Andrea, thank you for this reminder to take a look at what has been happening in the world around us! You can imagine what this reminds me of…I remember all too well our visit to ground zero when we met in NYC last year! I moved with my family to England the day after the Tube bombings in London. Then this horror happened just as I was starting my research, so it slipped by me. You are so good to remind me how important it is to reflect on these things and consider how they effect each of us. As always your Metroheads are powerful reminders to connect with the world around us and to remember how LARGE and SMALL that world truly has become! You teach me every day so many lessons!
Thank you for everything!
Andrea ~ these colors are evocative.
Another wonderful drawing/painting. And I like how you went outside the bubble to bring in current news event. The expressions on the faces could well be those in Russia. Nice wrap up this is.
not a good time to go to Russia nowadays…
in thoughts
i hope:-)
beautiful as ever andrea