This painting was inspired after watching my children go through their final years of high school during the COVID lockdowns of 2020/21. At a time when your independence and social life are meant to be growing, they were forced to do nothing at all. The after effects are still being felt with growing numbers of kids experiencing anxiety and mental health issues.
The girl depicted is no one in particular, but symbolic of a young person, seemingly invisible and barricaded from the joys that life can offer.