A snake of painted pebbles has grown and grown on the grass outside Abingdon-on-Thames Fire Station.


The grass has dried out under the blue skies during the Coronavirus Lockdown.

In the last fortnight the snake has grown, going round and round and round, with the help of lots of unseen artists – there must be 500 or more.

We are during the time when we would normally be able to go visiting studios for Oxfordshire Artweeks.

People are painting and creating more art than usual and showing it from windows.

Oxfordshire Artweeks has gone virtual this year, and there are a series of virtual tours showing workshops or themed pictures with background music.

Galleries are closed during coronavirus (COVID-19) but there are pictures that might have appeared at galleries online. In Abingdon the members of the Abbey Group, including Dougie Simpson, have pictures online.

The Oxford Mail has a feature on artists who have been inspired by Coronavirus, isolation and NHS heroes.

On Channel 4 “Grayson’s Art Club”, showcases art made by the British public trapped at home. Some of the 10,000+ pieces submitted were from Abingdon. Last week the theme was ‘View from My Window‘.

This is a photo of the view from our window this evening.