Acrylic painting on watercolour paper 
Requires framing

Image size is 40cm x 27cm
Paper size is 42cm x 29.7cm (A3)

As a professional artist I generally work in isolation. During the Covid-19 lockdown period I found myself surrounded 24 hours a day by my husband and children. At times I felt like I was dealing with constant demands and unreasonable behaviour, but the strongest feeling I took away from the experience was the immense warmth and security I felt being surrounded by the ones I love.

Australian magpies are intelligent, cheeky and characterful and a constant presence in our neighbourhood. I couldn’t help but find them a useful metaphor for describing some of the mischief we got up to during lockdown.