One of the first twenty customers to receive a free steaming hot cup of coffee from Tony, the owner-operator of the 45th Street Stop, at the beginning of another busy morning along the E Line, Lauren Joplin, a photographer, teacher, and new mom, pushes her child in the stroller forward and waits for the next oncoming train, standing patiently (with fuel in hand) in front of a mural that doubles as a tribute to the late Michael Jackson, the King of Pop and a visionary artist

Another drawing in my “Night Travels” series

Prismacolor Premier Verithin, Crayola, Derwent, and Progresso colored pencils; #2 pencil, Derwent grade HB soft graphite pencil, Bic ballpoint pen, Paper Mate ballpoint pen, Uniball Signo black gel pen, Super Sharpie permanent marker
6″ x 8″
2017