I’VE LENT VANITY TO MY ANXIETY; I DRAW INSTEAD OF WAIT. Overview ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ While living and commuting in Toronto, I developed a drawing habit. On the subway, streetcar, and bus, I would draw the people I saw onto books, newspaper, or notebooks. This exercise culminated into the visual essay poem below. Originally posted on Medium and recently moved here. That dude who drew you on the subway ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (IMG) i1 nvzIbT8tSW8tuup4HW1QSg.webp For the month of February 2017, I drew the people I saw around me on Toronto’s Yonge-University line. I did so because I felt anxious—I didn’t know what else to do. And it helped me look from my small, particulate existence into the strange, beautiful world beyond. These sketches were drawn with a Pigma Sensei on that day’s issue of Metro News. (IMG) i1 -yDPqzjltel_IN_I_Fut-A.webp (IMG) i1 WVH88-nqIhwZmmNZFUL5IA.webp (IMG) i1 n_6ANgntZK1Gy-rheoYUxg.webp (IMG) i1 9kgMxJ_Q-FyuE5nPTLYO6w.webp (IMG) i1 5-HurmbhoMiUe0Be2btB8w.webp (IMG) i1 bfBvmelC59Q2hJjLpQvp4g.webp (IMG) i1 z_11VaKCQwWWjoK2nw4guQ.webp (IMG) i1 uwaYX6kEGYZwZcd7o6yeSQ.webp (IMG) i1 xHXelpAcd_SjYvv8R7aSQQ.webp (IMG) i1 jCaVx-3UwrKM6odUXkareA.webp (IMG) i1 frM4k_Jn1TbTc0HQmsbM7Q.webp (IMG) i1 1GJvN0vIrHnkrPr4aBa11g.webp (IMG) i1 3UjvjOzQIm3y44WJABm4ww.webp (IMG) i1 hVqsXXOYqR5k556_jar6Qw.webp (IMG) i1 4EKcXl6PtmTSt-u_cvLRqQ.webp (IMG) i1 G8rdLTcmqdm7RrL6JPDfGw.webp