Artist captures family on canvas after candid snap
AN ANONYMOUS family has been brought together with the artist who captured them on canvas thanks to a campaign on social media.
Glasgow-based artist Lynn Howarth was looking through photographs she had taken in the East End of the city when she spotted something in the corner of one.
The dark spot turned out to be a touching image of two little boys sitting on their dad’s feet – and Lynn decided the scene deserved to be painted.
But Lynn, a Grays School of Art graduate, always wanted to know who the family were and so she posted her artwork on Facebook.
It took just 31 hours for the power of social media to put her in touch with dad Jamie Robertson and his twins Aidan and Daniel.
Now the four have met with Lynn gifting a copy of the pastel painting to the Robertsons.
Lynn, who has lived in Stepps for 33 years, said: “I wanted to capture what family life is like nowadays and while this was totally incidental to what I was doing it was perfect.
“In this case they’re playing Pokemon Go so they’re out and about in the fresh air and, while they’re on screens, they’re still connected to their dad.”
Jamie, 41, from Kirkintilloch, said: “It’s surreal to see a moment that we didn’t know was being captured reflected back at us in such a wonderful way. It is a fantastic picture and I could instantly recognise the boys. Even though you can’t see my face my wife also recognised my stance. The boys are so accurate, everything about them, the looks on their faces.
“She has captured Aidan’s quizzical look and Daniel planning his next move, which is very much him.”