Under Lockdown Skies

Under Lockdown Skies - original watercolour painting by Jo Dunn 2020View from the Park drawing iii by Jo Dunn 2020This second lockdown is hard.
The longest month in history? – and still 12 days to go.

 

 

 

Top of the Bottom of the Street

Jo Dunn - painting of Pasture Parade, July 2020I came home and looked up.
I was inspired, despite the present difficulties.

 

Rainbows – Thank You NHS!

East Breary Farm 27-05-2020 Jo Dunn

This is on the back road to Otley.
One of the millions of rainbows that have appeared in recent months.
The 8pm clapping finished last week – but we are still thankful –
Thank you NHS and thank you NHS workers.
And thanks to the artists at East Breary Farm too…

 

 

House Portrait #58

House Portrait #58 i - pencil drawing by Jo Dunn 2020 House Portrait #58 ii - pencil drawing by Jo Dunn 2020A recent commission was to draw this house in Chapel Allerton, Leeds.
It was built 200 years ago, in 1820 – the same year that Anne Brontë was born and HMS Beagle first launched.

Anne Bronte - pencil drawing by Jo Dunn 2020

Anne Brontë

HMS Beagle - pencil drawing by Jo Dunn 2020

HMS Beagle in the Strait of Magellan

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Spencer Place in the Rain

Jo Dunn Spencer Place in the Rain watercolour painting 2019

It’s four in the afternoon, the end of December
I’m painting this now just to make me feel better
North Leeds is cold, but I like where I’m living
There’s music on Francis Street all through the evening…

 

 

 

 

Roundabout A61-A658

Roundabout A61-A658 watercolour painting by Jo Dunn 2019

A painting from memory, this roundabout is near Pannal, just over the border in North Yorkshire. These roads lead to Harrogate, Knaresborough, Leeds and Otley.

 

My Street II

My Street II, watercolour by Jo Dunn 2019

Another view from the living room window. This may also be the first and only painting of my Celica. It was consigned to scrapyard the following week.