DAVID HOCKNEY THE ARRIVAL OF SPRING, NORMANDY, 2020

At the beginning of 2020, just as global Covid-19 restrictions were coming into force, the artist David Hockney was at his house, st udio and garden in Normandy. From there, he witnessed the arrival of spring, and recorded the blossoming of the surrounding landscap e on his iPad, a method of drawing he has been using for over a decade. Drawing outdoors was an antidote to the anxiety of the momen t for Hockney - 'We need art, and I do think it can relieve stress,' he says.