Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Illustration Friday - Cars

Illustration Friday theme for this week was set to "Cars". There are probably thousands of various possible ideas, but for me thinking about cars this week always ends on island Malta, at memories on yellow buses I met and used .
Public bus transport on island Malta is an experience itself ! There are about 250 buses working on route transport throughout the island every day. And each one seems to be older than other ones, you can see it here. They are old several decades and delightful, now are painted all in white-orange-yellow. The main bus terminal is in Valletta , on place with huge "Triton" water fountain. Bus fare is cheap, you can buy tickets right from bus driver. But be prepare for hot bumpy and usually very crowded ride. The doors are always opened ( natural aircondition ? ) and very often jump in men from outside to check your ticket and again jump out.When you want to stop , you simply pull the cord across whole bus, thus ring the bell on the ceiling above driver. Buses are frequent and you can travel easily all around the island. Newer buses are ,of course, gradually being introduced but these pieces of history somewhat belongs to old Malta , they are a symbol for Malta and nobody really wants to do without them. I like it !
Old FORD EBY 537 done in smal Moleskine with watercolor , watercolor pencil , later with ink.

9 comments:

Claudia said...

...a very nice sketch, Jako, congratulations!

janie said...

It's like a portrait, great character, beautifully illustrated. thanks for the link to the Malta buses.

bookbabie said...

interesting take on the topic and story behind it, bravo:)

Anonymous said...

Thanks you for your comments !

Michelle Lana said...

Great work.

Teri said...

What a great job you did on this bus!! Love the information too.

tusen said...

nice picture and a very interesting piece of information, too.

Alison said...

You get to go to so many interesting places - I love your bus sketch and the description of travel in Malta.

brian nelson said...

Very nice! I love it!