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LOCKDOWN LONDON
Dec 2020
I spent England's second lockdown people watching around London and drawing what I found. This has become an anthropological study and archival piece about how people have adapted to the new normal.
 Man at Charing Cross station with his nose peaking out of his mask. |  Girl walking through Shoreditch high street brightening up everyone's days with her bright colours. |  Forget fashion week, the park is now a hub for the new sensation.... Dog Fashion. With hundreds of dogs sporting their best coats. |
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 Girl walking through Hampstead Heath wearing double denim. |  Couple in Hampstead Heath using their one walk a day to bird watch. |  A younger brother animatedly telling his elder about a really cool story he had come up with while their mum gets coffee. |
 This guy was not only in Notting Hill, but also looked a bit like Hugh Grant. |  This lady was on Oxford street and paired pink leggings with sparkly wellies. |  This woman was in real hurry to get somewhere fancy I think. |
 This man was performing in Notting Hill his rendition of I will survive. Every word had been changed to be corona virus related and the crowd were loving it. I've had it in my head for the past 3 days. |  On the Northern Line having a loud conversation of all the fun they're going to have together after corona virus. |  Middle aged man skating in circles in Shoreditch. Passing the time in lockdown. |
 Couple walking with matching home made masks on chins. The new fashion craze of lockdown. |  This grumpy looking dog didn't seem as happy as his owner did with his Christmas jumper... and scrunchy. |  This man was so stylish, he had co-ordinated his outfit with his dog who had a coat with a fur trimmed hood. |
 Extremely drunk woman resting on the steps of covent Garden Station. Her friend calling for someone to help them get home. |  If you are forced to sit next to someone on the tube, point your legs in opposite directions and don't make eye contact. It stops the spread. |  I have spotted many people wearing their glasses over their masks. |
 A very overwhelmed mum trying to keep her distracted kids together while doing a weekly shop. |  Glasses over masks while trying to read the Waitrose labels. |  Pink hair and purple outfit, I am here for it. |
 Dog getting a lot of love from it's owners while waiting outside PRET for their coffee. |  Man in Notting Hill playing the bongos the closest thing to an outdoor concert these days. |  Man walking with his baby in a teddy bear one piece. Very cute. |
 Couple on a walk in the park with their three dogs. All with matching jackets. |  Couple taking a break from lugging their Christmas tree up the street. Boyfriend doesn't look too happy. |  Three friends having a socially distanced catch up outside. All wearing matching khaki jackets, unintentional I think. |
 Very smartly dressed men hanging out at the market. |  These ladies were line dancing in the street in Notting Hill. A crowd formed including me. When the clubs are closed, you bring the dance to the street I guess! |  Woman on her way back from her shopping trip. |
 Woman trying to blow her nose as discreetly as possible as now it is socially unacceptable to show signs of illness in public. |  Find a new means of transportation when public transport isn't safe. I have seen a rise in electric scooter travel. |  I liked this guys style. |
 This man and his friend fished in a Hampstead Heath pond every morning. They set up tents and everything. |  Man eating lunch outside with his friends trying to manoeuvre his baguette around his face shield. |
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