This was a project for my Research Studio class in SAIC. We were supposed to take public transportation to one of seven or eight designated areas given by our teacher. Once we were there we would go on a Derive and collect random information about the area, it's people, it's living, so on and so forth. I, however, misread the instructions/forgot the station I was supposed to get off at, and so an Hour and a Half later I ended up at the Airport not knowing what to do. I looked at the clock and realized I had to get right on the next train if I wanted to be back in time for my next class, so on it I got. I was afraid that I blew the project, but then I thought of doing my Derive on the subway train. It wasn't a designated area, but it was all I had and I figured a project that bends the rules it better than none at all. I took over 300 pictures (I took pictures of EVERYTHING) and used that information to create this painting. I tried to capture the motion and speed of the subway, the different views you see out the windows, the people who got on and off (They were based on real people), and the culture and the overall feel of the experience based on my "rules for randomness" in the photo taking. I couldn't include everything, but I think I got a nice mix, and my professor was happy with it and my classmates were interested in it, so, yeah, lol.

20" x 26"
Mixed Media (Acrylic, Gesso, Modeling Paste, Charcoal, Conte Crayon, Sharpie, Crayola Crayon, pencil, etc) on Canvas