Sketching Men at Panera Bread, graphite in sketchbook, 1/19/09
Today I was feeling so yucky both mentally and physically. My body is all achy and I feel feverish, like I am coming down with a winter sickness. I happened to come across Katherine Tyrrell’s post about how being creative can help a person get out of depression. It inspired me to get up out of bed and go out in public. I went to Panera Bread, got myself some lunch and did some sketching afterwards. The man on the left was sitting across from his girlfriend and I wanted to draw her too but they got up and left before I had a chance. I sketched the other guy on the right a couple of times. He could sense I was drawing him. He kept moving around and fidgeting and he asked me if I was drawing something. I should have shown him my sketchbook, but I was too nervous! I have never drawn someone in public before where they realized that I was drawing them. I need to be more discreet next time, but drawing in public definitely gives me a rush and it is an excellent way to get out of a bad mood.
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