Woman with a Bag

• commute: morning
• bus: route 32 to Friendship Heights
  
• time to produce sketch: about 5 minutes
• subject aware? no
• reactions to my work: none noticed
  

Man with His Hand in His Pocket

• commute: morning
• bus: route 32 to Friendship Heights
  
• time to produce sketch: about 10 minutes
• subject aware? no
• reactions to my work:none noticed
  

The Book Group

• where: Teasim, 8th & D, NW
• when: evening
• time to produce sketch: about 10 minutes
• subject aware? I don't think so
• reactions to my work: only my own — I felt more tolerant of their loud discussion since I was focusing on drawing them rather than wishing it were quiet

Earmuffs

While probably well-intentioned, this woman initially talked my ear off with a bunch of complaints about the traffic and other trivialities, and then she moved up to the front to talk the driver's ear off. Ironically, she then put on her earmuffs, which I'm sure we all wish we could have done before she began talking to us!

• commute: afternoon
• bus: route 36 to Naylor Road
• time to produce sketch: about 3 minutes
• subject aware? no
• reactions to my work: none noticed
  

the woman who wants to be drawn

This woman rides the bus every morning and typically boards earlier than I do, including the day I did this sketch. However, on a recent morning, as I waited for the bus, a car pulled up, this woman got dropped off, and waited with me. After I wished her good morning, she said, "I want you to draw me." I told her I would be glad to. I had to take a different bus than she did that day, but I'll have to draw her someday soon and give her the sketch.

• commute: morning
• bus: route 32 or 36 to Friendship Heights
  
• time to produce sketch: about 5 minutes
• subject aware? I've noticed her watching me before, but I don't think she knew I was drawing her on this day.
• reactions to my work: a request to be my subject in the future! (as described above)
  

my follower

This woman is onto me. I did this sketch before she was, but she has since started switching seats on the bus to sit next to me, presumably to watch me sketch. She never says anything, but we shared a moment one evening when I noticed the moon was huge and beautiful against an indigo-colored sky. I tapped her arm and pointed to it, and she made a gasp and said "How beautiful!"

• commute: evening
• bus: route 32 or 36 to Naylor Road
• time to produce sketch: about 3 minutes
• subject aware? not this time
• reactions to my work: as described above
  

everyone lost in their own thoughts

Uh-oh — I didn't have quite enough time to finish the last person's face.

• commute: evening
• bus: route 32 or 36 to Naylor Road
  
• time to produce sketch: about 7 minutes
• subject aware? no
• reactions to my work: none noticed