Day 19

'View from Ulster Museum Walkway' Pen on Paper

This is something I want to do a lot more of over the course of the 365 draws, that being to draw people going about their everyday life. I'm sure most of you would agree that when in any public place, there is something strangely fascinating about observing the people around you doing what ever it is that they are doing. Whether you notice them as they are attractive, old, angry, irritating or just slightly unhinged you can't deny that a space has a lot more warmth, vibrancy or character when other people are present. As an example if you are to think of any time when you've been alone at home minutes tend to seem like hours, especially when your waiting on someone to get home. You sit there vegetating in front of a television screen that your not really paying attention to as for some reason every time no one else is at home, it is always occupied by some horribly awful drivel that you would never even consider watching but you watch it anyway as the TV is your only company. However as soon as you hear that key twisting in the lock your spirits automatically lift as you realise, finally someone to help kill the silence. The people around us everyday are important so it's good to sometimes take the time to notice them, as you never know where that could lead. Maybe it will be something that causes you to think about things a little differently, possibly it can help give you some much needed inspiration or reassurance or maybe... just maybe... you'll turn round at the exact moment that someone will do something that is completely and hilariously embarrassing, then you can have good laugh about it later as you regale your friends with the story.