Me And The Devil Blues part 3

 I didn't need to look at anything on the internet this time- everything was either already on the block, or would be found in the Studio.  I cleared off my table and got to work.

First thing I did was pull out some older prints and blocks.  Some of what I wanted to fix today was based on previous work, and I knew all this was there in the room.  The two figures I have about to get on the bus are based on the two figures from the earlier Love in Vain print.  Are they the same people?  I don't know.  I leave it up to the viewers to decide.  

The background borrows a bit from the most recent boardwalk print, and those bushes that are behind the seated figures.  For these I pulled out the block itself, rather than look at the finished print.  Those earlier bushes were colored, but these in the new print will be black and white.  However, I think this same idea will work here.  I'll find out when I print it.

For the rest I just went with the block drawings, correcting a few things as I went, fixing them with pencil before cutting them.  What I got done today was the two figures, the exit sign, the curbs and sewer grate, and all that background.   If I need to make any more changes to the image area, I'll figure it out after I try printing it.  Results can be seen below:

One more thing I did before leaving was to redo the lettering on the song lyrics below the image.  This involved adding a word (verified by listening to the song a few more times online) and cutting a little between the two lines of text.  My plan is to start working on that text the next time I am there.  Experience tells me it will take two more visits to finish cutting the block.