Celebrations in lockdown…So many occasions have taken place in a much smaller, quieter manner than any of us dreamt or planned. Gifting artwork is tricky as I’m never sure how it will be received but I’ve taken the plunge in the past few weeks.
My nephew celebrated his 21st birthday at home with his parents, siblings and a takeaway instead of a night out with his mates. An Isolation painting seemed appropriate although maybe he didn’t see it that way, I didn’t get any feedback…
Isolation 4 (for Zac’s 21st)
Towards the end of May, Tony & I celebrated the years we’ve been together and the adventures we’ve had. In normal circumstances we’d have a day out and a meal somewhere. This time we waited in for a delivery, had a disappointing takeaway and agreed that we preferred our home-cooked food! Tony opened his gift from me to find Isolation Painting 6. Not a total surprise as he had been around when I was working on it even if he didn’t know it was for him at the time.
Isolation 6 (Anniversary gift for Tony)
My friend Lou’s planned birthday trip to the coast was also thwarted so I broke away from my usual palette to go with her rainbow-filled home. The rainbow rock swaddled in sunshine yellow, surrounded by sea or sky, reminds me that there are positives about the current restrictions on our lives. When lockdown feels like a prison, when its seems our freedom has been taken away, we need to close our eyes, be aware of each breath in and out, feel the sun on our skin or the rain in our hair and know that we are alive.
Isolation 7 (Lou’s Rainbow Rock)