PEN & INK DRAWING - MALE PORTRAIT MASKED STEPHEN OBRIEN

Ink and ink wash still life drawing of a naked male figure by Stephen O'Brien completed on 19 April 2022. In 2022 Western Australia was being impacted by a number of health measures to restrict the spread of the COVID-19 virus in the state.
During February 2022 COVID-19 was slowing spreading through the Western Australian community. State Government mandatory indoor masking and social distancing measures were in place and impacted a everyday life. On 3 March Western Australia opened up to the rest of the country. The wearing of masks remained mandatiry through to 29 April when it was lifted.
The Armadale Life Drawing Group, a part of the Armadale Society of Artists, who Stephen was a member off, met on 19 April 2022 at a hall located at Dale Cottages. All participating artists and the model were required by law to wear a mask when in-doors. This meant the model who normally would be naked was wearing a mask.