When I travel I like to use the opportunity to start new work that I do in my hotels at night rather than trying to watch foreign television programs. I do this in small books of about 20 pages I make specially to fit in my backpack together with a very basic collection of drawing materials.
"Re-Wards" is the latest of one of these books which I work back into once I get home.
The subject matter is often my new environment, the airport, the plane, people I meet anything that I find interesting or amusing.
On our last trip to Vietnam, I noticed quite a large group of ladies at the airport in Brisbane who all seemed to know each other and looked alike although not in a normal uniform but clothes that were of a similar type. They all appeared to be well "hoisted".
Later when we picked up more passengers in Sydney, more of these ladies joined the group and I assumed they were maybe going to a conference. My curiousity got the better of me and while in the queue for Customs I started a conversation with one of them.
They were all going to Vietnam as a reward for the excellent sales work they had done for a company and were off for an extended week-end of pampering and shopping at the company's expense. They were as high as kites in a cyclone.
The company specialised in custom fitted lingerie which the ladies organised to sell at parties. As the young lady told me, "think of us as ladies selling Tupperware for the Titties".
Well.... had to start a new book that night.
Naturally, I did stray away from this particular subject but it was how the book started. I'll post a few more interesting drawings for you to ponder.
Who would have thought the process was so simple?