06-05-2021 18:26 via theguardian.com

Portrait of happiness: long lockdown ends for the artist Philip Sutton

A ‘terrible year’ of Covid lockdown that confined him to a care home for 421 days ends in a garden party for celebrated painterCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageClutching a quill and pots of ink, Philip Sutton ended his 421-day care home lockdown this week by heading out to do what has been impossible since the Covid pandemic began: observe something new and capture it on paper.The 92-year-old Royal Academician, who built a reputation as one of Britain
Read more »