JOANA MIRANDA STUDIO

I did a lot of sketching – and a lot of train and subway riding this week.  Oh, and I also did a lot of viola playing (four concerts with the New Jersey Symphony in Newark, Red Bank and Morristown!)

While I wish this is what I felt like arriving for the early morning commutes…

The reality was a bit more staid! (And, judging from the incorrect date scribbled onto the sketch above, a lot more tired.)

Even so, the longer commutes gave me more time for reflection and for studying the interesting faces around me.

And I was inspired to think outside the box (or, in this case, across the page!)