This project keeps on moving along… this is Spread 4 (a personal favourite), a couple of train engines that were parked on the rails off of 6th Street, near the Co-Op. I had in fact gone that way to draw the Co-Op itself, figuring it should probably go into the Davis-centric book somewhere, but I could not get an angle that I liked. However, I love drawing these trains, so I jumped at the chance. The level crossing is actually from 5th Street, but I allowed it to move and become the latest transitionary device.
I’m glad I didn’t draw the Co-Op. Sure, it may yet make an appearance, but I don’t want the series to be simply a checklist of popular Davis sites and sights. This little spot where the trains sit and wait is far more interesting, and every bit as Davis as the Varsity or the Farmer’s Market, so I’m mixing it up a bit.
I really like this. I love trains in general, and here the amount of loving detail keeps the eye in. The underside of the train is especially cool.
Did you notice that your blog list for yourself is titled “bogroll”? It may be by design, but if not – you may want to know.
Thanks Alex! And yes, it is ‘bogroll’ by design. It means ‘toilet paper’ in Britain.
Oh sorry about that! I got a sense it could be a play of the words, but not being familiar with the expression thought that it could be a typo as well.