Everything that has happened over the last few weeks, seemed to occur in an instant. Or perhaps I didn’t give it my full attention until life as I knew it, began to change. So much devastation on so many fronts. So many heartbreaking stories. But in the midst of it all, glimmers of hope: the stories of neighbours supporting neighbours, countries supporting countries, essential workers putting their lives on the line everyday.

I won’t lie. it hasn’t been easy adjusting to the new norm: of staying at home, of social distancing, of having everyone’s routine work effectively within a shared environment. Sometimes it almost seems overwhelming. But then I think about the positives: that we have our health, a house in which to live, a wonderful surrounding environment in which to walk, bike, run, our family and friends. And my art. I am so blessed to have a studio in my home. This is where I process, meditate, calm myself down.

I have been working on these drawings for a number of weeks now. They are not at all what I envisaged when I began. I suspect, they have been heavily influenced by everything happening in the world around.