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Covid Creativity

by Rajiv Puri

I am still practicing as a urologist in Bradford - albeit not in the NHS - and working only a few days each week.

Reading about David Hockney painting on his iPhone/iPad intrigued me and, in March 2021, I started painting on my iPad using Procreate® software. I am still learning, so any comments from experienced painters/artists will be very welcome.

I have sold three prints, so far, to raise money for Sunshine and Smiles, a Leeds-based Down syndrome charity.


"Sunrise on a lake" (iPad) ... view full-screen version
 

.. a picture in a newspaper made the sky and reflection irresistible - many weeks of labour, culminating in completion during May 2021 ...



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"Walking in a leafy glen" (iPad) ... view full-screen version

... although completed in Sept 2020, this work took many months to create ...



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"Waiting for sunrise at Great Yarmouth beach" (iPad) ... view full-screen version

... during a brief relaxation of lockdown, we visited Great Yarmouth awaiting the sunrise at 6.30 am on the beach ...



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"Winter Dusk on Staveley Road" (iPad) ... view full-screen version

... painted in March 2021, this captures the setting sun in the street near our home ...



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