Self Portraits: Art in the time of Coronovirus, early April 2020

We have had an encouraging response to our self portrait suggestion. Many people have sent in their self-portraits, some have also done a family member or two. People have interpreted the self-portrait challenge liberally, and some reflect the countrywide gloom rather than the sitter! One person has seen herself as reaching out to the natural world in her garden. Someone else took an image from her childhood. One or two have remembered happier times at the hairdresser or out and about - and one person has the c-virus mask on. One person attached a proper portrait frame. Many media have been used, including shadow (of a former self) photography, embroidery, and (we think) playdo and fabric. The collection concludes with a cheering chinese brush painting of a camellia.   

In the interests of internet privacy, we have not named either the portrait or the artist. Some of you will be able to identify who's who.

Our thanks to all those who sent in their portraits, it is a great collection, we hope that you enjoyed the challenge, and always remember that stepping outside your comfort zone helps your development as an artist. Keep doing art, we will be putting up the next project shortly. Meanwhile, keep safe at home.
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Art in the time of Coronavirus: Reminder about Self Portraits: Monday 6 April

We are looking forward to seeing your self-portraits produced during this period of Coronavirus self-isolation, receivable sometime this coming week. Any approach welcome! Please send to susan@lees.org.uk

In the meantime, we have received a few more images from IAS members and connections, which are below for your interest.




Details of the artworks are as follows, starting at the top: Roger Alsop: Emek Refaim, Jerusalem; Alison Sandifer: Flowers; Imrana Khanum: An Autumn Walk in Suffolk: Caroline Franklin: View from self-isolation in North Gower;

Self Portrait Day at Home: Monday 6 April

As we plough on through our worrying days of home immurement, our next home painting day is Monday, April 6,  (when we were to have a lovely visit to 2 Temple Place, now put off until next year).  Instead, we are asking for self portraits.   Any media, any composition.  

Please send your images to susan@lees.org.uk, shortly after the 6th and we will publish in a blog page.

Meanwhile, keep going with the self isolation, getting out the art equipment does take one's mind off everything else.

Finally, one more painting from last week which unfortunately got missed earlier - Garden Shed, by Lindsay Topping

More March 20 Art in the Time of Corona Virus

Oh dear.

I forgot Roger Alsop's second picture of Oxalis. My apologies. I am a pretty amateur blogger, Janet

Art in the Time of Coronavirus March 2020 innings

What a splendid response from you all. There is some really nice work here and welcome to those you do not usually come to the outings.

Many people said how therapeutic it was to carry on with Art at this terrible time. Our "innings day" corresponded with the first day of complete lockdown, although the government introduced it by stages.

Sue has been in self-isolation in Essex but is due back in London soon, Jenny is caught in Spain. Verity, has sent her images of the Cambridgeshire countryside just prior to the closure of the National Trust parklands. Janet Perkins is in Yorkshire. So we do have some out of town images.

People have carefully labelled their images for which many thanks, so I will attribute them to artists for once! Where people have given titles to their work I have used them. I have given titles where the subject is not obvious.

Remember if you haven't yet sent me janetat48ock@hotmail.com an image yet, you can still do so and I will post next time.

We are planning a 'self portrait' in a time of isolation innings for 6 April. Do put it in your diaries, but we will send out a reminder nearer the time. Meanwhile stay safe and carry on with the Art

From Sue Lees:

From Diane Umemoto:

From Cathy Burkinshaw

From Jenny Ainsley, "Lockdown in Spain"

From Roger Alsop, "The Sky from my backdoor"

From Verity Haines:

From Moira Coupe "Garden Stones"

From Janet Payne:

From Yulia Sinclair

From Ann Kozlowski-Hunt:

Social Distancing in Post Office Queue

From Avis Dennis: Rollwright Stones and Boboli Gardens, Florence

From Priscilla Worley

From Gafung Wong

From Gill Steiner: Sad Man

From Janet Perkins: Yorkshire Farm and Canada geese

From Tricia Sharpe