Drawing 1 – Standing | Waiting
Location: 96th street, 2nd Ave
Time: 5:32pm – 5:44pm
Duration: 12 minutes
Observations
- entry / exit elevator to 96th Street Subway Station
- glass enclosure with spider fittings
- entrance faces 95th street
- bushes on either side
- services Q train
- can hear the train moving below
- paver blocks and tiles
- close to East River, FDR Drive
- can hear the loud roar of buses and bikes (services M15 & M96)
- chatter of people walking by
- people sit on benches with drinks, snacks / talk on the phone / listen to the music
- skater shoots by though a sign explicitly says ‘ no skateboarding’
Drawing 2 – Sitting
Location: 1849, 96th street, 2nd Ave
Time: 5:56pm – 6:10pm
Duration: 14 minutes
Observations
- covered white canopy over the plaza
- diagonally placed white tube lights
- just outside Rite Aid
- cannot see into store as windows have a sticker with bright green foliage
- small trees / plants make the plaza welcoming (also goes with Rite Aid windows)
- little footfall towards the store as people prefer walking along the curb
- al benches face away from the road
- lights slowly come on, one after the other during this time
- road gets quieter as no buses pass by/stop
- man with glasses and striped shirt sits for the longest and looks around
- he holds a reflective cane which he taps on the ground
- periodically glances at me
- others are constantly moving/stop for s short break
Drawing 3 – Walking
Location: 86th street, between 2nd & 3rd Ave
Time: 7:47pm – 8:00pm
Duration: 13 minutes
Observations
- bench facing the pavement
- cement pavement
- breezy and loud with buses, bikes and ambulance sirens
- night, with lights reflecting off the glass and metal on buildings
- feels like New York
- people walk by, more casually/leisurely/relaxed as they head home
- listening to music, talking on the phone, friends walk in pairs, couples hold hands
- groups of loud youngsters walk by laughing, chatting
- many people don’t wear their masks
- as people walk their dogs, they slowly sniff around
- people sit beside me and smoke while using their phone
- people have more time on their hands at night, they even notice me drawing