Boardwalk Bar part 16

 Got up to the Studio building in the late morning, and didn't bother to look for anyone, as I have all the information I need.  No, today was just about working, so that's what I did.  I started by doing some new drawing, the glass and ashtray in the foreground, and something new in the mid ground.  I had been thinking about it, and realized that there was one thing missing from my scene, and that was the station with all the beer taps.  It seems like every bar has one.  I couldn't put it any place I had already cut, so that eliminated some locations.  I settled on a space not far from the one bartender, and where some uncut areas were.  I went ahead and cut out most of the remaining figures, and my redrawn section of the bar with the glass and ashtray.  For now I didn't touch the area with the beer taps and the person nearest it, in case I want to make some changes and I probably will.  Everything I cut was on the right panel today, so I am giving you a close up of that:

And also a view of the whole composition, both sides, where it's at now.  Right now my car is acting up again, and I may have to take it in for repairs, which means I may not be able to get back to the Studio this week.  Everything is taken care of, so if I have to miss any time it won't affect me.  Rent is paid, framed images from the recent show are in a safe place, no immediate deadlines for the next image, etc.

For music today I brought two more albums from the storage box, though things I wouldn't necessarily put together.  I started with Saturns Pattern by Paul Weller.  Weller may be best known as the leader of the Jam, a band that was still active in the early days of MTV, but not for much longer.  I have a few records by the band on both vinyl and CD.  I remember liking this particular album when Doug first sent it, but today it didn't do much for me.  It may have to do with certain songs just not playing there in the Studio, but that may be the player more than the disc.  I'll have to listen to it again on my home player.  In any case, when that ended I put on another album by Old 97's, Most Messed Up.  Again, one song wouldn't play, so I didn't get a proper view of the album.  In general the sound is about the same as the other album I have, but the songs are not quite as interesting.  I can see myself listening to it again paired with the other album I have from the same band, and it might make more sense that way.