It's that time of year when the low sun works mysteries in The Yellow House. At its long seasonal slant, it bounces off windshields of cars parked out front and creates enticing shadows as the reflection passes through outdoor foliage onto my living room walls. Continuing my Denizens series, I pulled two more candidates out of shadows of their own.
First up was an unusual young elfin woman I spotted on the bus.
As I laid in her features, which brought to mind a woodland sprite, it occurred to me that she might be at home in camouflage.
If you want to be dazzled by pattern, google "camouflage" or take a look at this page of a gazillion variations. After studying many examples, I was almost seeing double by the time I'd narrowed my choices and placed the nymph among them for Denizens Series - "Camo" (copyright 2019).
Just as my vision needed a rest, another bus rider caught my eye. (I've perfected a technique of not being noticed as I constantly scan people's appearance -- their posture, their costume, the lift of their eyebrows, the ridge of their noses, the shape of their chins...)
Compared to the dazzle of the "Camo" elf, this young man was almost all uniformly dark -- his cap, his hair, his beard, his skin, his T-shirt, his sunglasses, his earphones. Here's the final version:-- Denizens Series - "Shades" (copyright 2019).
Right now, there's a possibility that Metro Vancouver bus drivers might go on strike. Luckily, I have years of stored images in my sketchbooks based on memories of fellow transit riders. And when you look around you, Denizens can be seen anywhere -- as on the shadow side of this building.
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