Lockdown

Photographs by Sarah Banks www.sarahbanksphoto.com

So here we are eight weeks into Lockdown. This is a weird experience for everyone. Exhibitions and shows and teaching all cancelled.

The good news is it is Spring and I live in the middle of new growth. Every day from hour to hour the landscape changes. From early Spring to the beginning of Summer I have been recording the English countryside. It is difficult to do it justice. But I try. Sitting in the middle of a wood painting the freshly ploughed earth in the distance and the bluebells by my feet. Watching the trees transform from their sculptural naked forms to fresh greens and yellows.

Sometimes, especially in times like these, I feel spoilt and privileged to be out in the air and surrounded by beauty. Isolation is normal for me. But something is amiss. I am missing my audience. The people I paint for. So here is a little taste of what I've been doing. I am looking forward to sharing this new work with you. Either at Cambridge Contemporary in September (fingers crossed) or Art 4 Youth in October or York Open Studios 2021.