I have a pretty long commute time, and so I end up doing a lot of drawing on the train.
Also due to spending so much time on trains, I find myself drawing cartoon in such setting quite a lot. I thought I’d compile a few of the train-based pics together in one spot.
This one was the first appearance of Fenix the fox. I’m not quite sure where the idea of having a smartly-turned out fox came from, or having him being an afficiando of the arts.
Fenix ended up appearing in a series of pics illustrating a couple of different articles about drawing on the train.
Here Harris the Hare is helping out by keeping the commuters at bay.
The background and lady traveller I’ve used previously in a couple of different cartoons. I’m a huge fan of recycling different characters and backgrounds to create new pics.
With the final one we have Fenix setting up a travelling gallery.
The Toad on the Train
I remember reading an article in a British newspaper once, talking about the experiences of commuters. On one of the lines folks were complaining about the fact that about 40% of them couldn’t get a seat in the morning. As someone who lives in Tokyo I found that highly amusing, as in this part of the world, it’s more like 98%.
The trains of Tokyo are usually awash with greys and blacks, so it’s a highly usual occurrence for someone to have a splash of colour about them.
What’s next
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