Original artwork description:

Drawing on acrylic base, with pen, pencil and oils

The first of many painting drawing hybrids. Made on my bedroom floor during lockdown, this catalysed the beginning of my multimedia work but one of the last of my portraits (for now).

My practice is concerned with the impermanence of memory, and how this is documented whether this be analog or digital. I have become obsessed with this exploration since my dad was diagnosed with Young Onset Alzheimer's when I was 19. My Dad's bizarre behaviour suddenly made sense and I felt a sense of relief, that he hadn't just become a bit of an ass!
I am still trying to deal with this unusual circumstance, therefore making my practice a form of therapy. Incorporating the philosophy of the Surrealists', I aim to immortalise the bizarre, scattered memories him and I share.

I find this piece difficult to comprehend. I began playing chess with my partner during lockdown to pass the time, a game my father had previously taught me. I guess the bored but slightly puzzled figure shows how much I was struggling to win a game? I was also really getting into plants at the time, the one depicted (pink princess philodendron) was a reference to that and my childhood, obsession with pink and princesses. I see this more as a visual mind map of nostalgia I was feeling at the time.

Materials used:

Acrylic, oil, pencil and pen

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