A series of paintings from the isolation of lockdown 2021
This series of paintings was created early in the winter of 2021. It was a time of isolation from friends and family. Let me set the scene: I moved to a new home in November 2020, had a major operation, lost my Mum and then went into lockdown during the Covid-19 Pandemic. In the New Year I decided that I would focus this year on painting people, ironic as I could only see them at a distance apart from my husband!
These characters are painted from a mixture of sources, people I see walking around, from books of old photographs, the Seasalt clothes catalogue and from my imagination.
They are inspired by the landscape of my new seaside home town of Brightlingsea on the Essex coast.
“The characters are quiet, thoughtful and homely. The paintings invite you to be mindful of what you have, to be grateful for friends and family.”
“Hair cut by your Mum and hand-knitted jumpers…”
“They challenge you to think about how you see the world and
what’s important to you…”
“They were painted in the winter time, but they look towards a new beginning with Spring around the corner and the promise of seeing friends and family once more.“
“We will party once more…”
