Art meets subway

Best not to flash a camera on the subway, my daughter Lizabeth tells me. Though I’ve noticed that the later the hour, the more teens and tourists tend to flock together for such things as normally none-of-my-business riders sneak a peak.

I try to control my camera compulsion when we’re strolling the streets of NYC together, and felt especially pleased with myself one day when I walked right by a lovely bit of subway art with a marvelous Impressionism feel. But some days I’m a tad less reserved, and she’s a lot more tolerant.

So here’s a small sampling of subway art spied in recent days…

I suppose you could think of this as the circle of life

First of several signs in a series

Artwork inside the subway station near the Brooklyn Museum

Part of a series featuring folks with a Mardi Gras vibe

Almost makes you happy to be racing through a subway station

Another beauty from the stop by the Brooklyn Museum

Part of a series of photos featuring tools and such

I can take a hint

— Lynn

Note: Click here to learn more about arts for transit and urban  design

Coming up: Musings on Springsteen at Metlife Stadium