Lockdown creativity, what’s it all about?

Interior oil painting, original Lockdown creativity

Lockdown Creativity what’s that!

Lockdown Creativity oil paintings! What have you been doing under this ‘lockdown’? I’ve used the Lockdown to  create unique original paintings, for sale, yet have found it to be really challenging on some days, with a vivid imagination working overtime, trying to come to terms with all the troubles we are seeing in the daily news.

I am so pleased to have my Art to take me away from these hardships. It is my escape mechanism, because when I'm creating, I'm 'miles away’. Almost on another planet. So here is my first 'Lockdown' painting of Lola, our Chihuahua, Border terrier cross. She spends the mornings barking at passers by, and the afternoons dozing. Allowing me to paint or sketch.

Our Lola, a Chihuahua x terrier painting
Garden sunshine oil painting Lockdown ctreativity

Another lockdown option has been to paint in our small garden. Choosing suitable subjects has been challenging at times, I’m used to the ‘big outdoors’. So can hardly wait for those bright summer colours to appear. 

Garden shed oil painting

Here is my garden studio, a pochade box on tripod, which holds 2 wet boards. Plus everything I need to create unique original oil paintings.  This kit goes everywhere with me!

My garden painting studio

All these paintings are now in my online gallery here, with full details etc.

My Art is my lockdown creativity, it has been keeping me ‘sane’ in these troubled times. It is so important to have a useful skill, which can do this. To take you away from reality for a while! 

Patio shadows original painting
Interior oil painting, original Lockdown creativity

When it is grey outside,  I look for an interior view to paint. Here is a view of the hall, where I hang the works of artists I admire. Plus those who inspire me to carry on creating.

All the paintings in this article are oils, painted on canvas covered board using  professional quality paints and varnishes.

I’ll leave you with a video showing how I used lockdown creativity to  paint the garden scene above. From start to finish. Do please like or subscribe, and ring the bell, to see future videos like this! Enjoy!

Lockdown – means I can’t go and visit and paint on the jetty in Broadstairs!

But if you click on the photo it will take you to the local tourist office website with more images. And more about creativity, click herehttps://julianlovegroveart.com/unlock-your-creativity/