Realization and more art by Alakananda Mukerji

At this time during lockdown, several things came to my mind. I asked myself, why am I doing art? Why am I teaching? Since I have all the time in the world to think now, I think a lot about my past and my family. I talk more to my family and friends now since I am more at home. I started to understand my relationship with my 19 year old son more than ever before. I reconnected with the things I really enjoy doing, like listening to classical music, bird watching, walking by the lake, gardening, reading Philosophy and History. I became happier through these realizations about myself. I realized these are the things that influenced both my art and life.
I have been doing lithography for several weeks now. I feel during this lockdown I am enjoying the slow process of making artwork and exploring what influences my work in detail.