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Short of inspiration during lockdown, MATT JEANES needed a new challenge. He turned to vintage photographs and tried to add some fresh colour to forgotten images of the past

- MATT JEANES

Matt’s materials

•Paints

Winsor Orange (Red Shade), Scarlet Lake, Cadmium Red, Rose Dore, Quinacridone Magenta, Winsor Violet (Dioxazine), Antwerp Blue, French Ultramarine, Cobalt Blue, Cerulean Blue (Red Shade), Cerulean Blue, Manganese Blue Hue, Winsor Green (Blue Shade), Viridian, Hooker’s Green, Naples Yellow, Naples Yellow Deep, Gold Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Indigo, Payne’s Gray and Neutral Tint, all Winsor & Newton Professional Water Colour pans; Permanent White, Winsor & Newton Designers Gouache

•Paper Winsor & Newton 300gsm cold-pressed watercolour paper, A2

•Brushes ProArte Prolene Series 007 round brushes, sizes 1, 3, 10 and 20; ProArte Prolene Series 008 flat brushes, size 1”

•Masking Fluid

•HB pencil

•Coloured pencils

If there’s one great thing about being an artist during lockdown, it is that we have our talent and creativity to keep us occupied. I had paper, I had paints and, crucially, I had time. The drawback, of course, is that we are forced to stay indoors and look for our own inspiration. After painting my dog, the view from my window and plenty of still life, I wanted something different – a subject I hadn’t tackled before.