While it’s true that frontline corona-warriors like essential workers and healthcare professionals have worked tirelessly to keep us safe, artists across the world deserve due credit for having kept us sane with their pandemic-induced imagination and creativity. Naturally, this experience of lockdown that rippled in the community of artists, inspired a new wave of artistry altogether.
Mumbai-based artist Yugandhara Shete is one such creator who took to instagram to sketch the cartoon versions of her friends dealing with pandemic-specific challenges and lockdown woes. We compiled a list of her sketches that won us over :-
We agree! Working on guitar lessons would be a good use of lockdown time.
Binging on our favourite shows is another potent way of dealing with this nation-wide shutdown
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This is Hemani. Chilling, eating junk and watching series is how her routine looks like while she is at home. Oh, and of course she is working from home?. Be like Hemani. #StayHomeStaySafe #covid19 #quarantinelife #workfromhomelife #illustration #doodlesofinstagram #doodles #staedlerpencils #sakuramicronpen
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This pandemic has magnified the significance of art, and given us the time to revisit the things most fundamental to life, one can hope that in the days ahead, there’ll be a greater sense of balance and maturity in the way people prioritise life.
Hands down, reading books takes the cake when it comes to making use of quarantine time!
View this post on InstagramThis is Aishwarya. Our bookworm. Reading whole day is all she does staying at home. And yes, clicking my pictures too?.Be like Aishwarya. #StayHomeStaySafe #covid19 #quarantinelife #nothingtodo #reader #photographer #staedlerpencils #sakuramicronpen #illustration #doodlesofinstagram #doodles
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Yummy, that sounds very appetising! Can’t wait to try out a Bengali Dish!
View this post on InstagramThis is Sharmindrila. Staying at home, this bengali beauty is gorging some delicious bengali cuisine. Be like her. #StayHomeStaySafe #covid19 #quarantinelife #workfromhomelife #bengalifood #illustration #doodlesofinstagram #doodles #staedlerpencils #sakuramicronpen
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Upskilling so we bounce back stronger when the lockdown lifts!
View this post on InstagramItz Poonam! She is not that happy as she doesn’t get to apply makeup everyday. But what are YouTube tutorials for! Staying at home, she is honing her skills. Be like her. #StayHomeStaySafe #quarantinelife #workfromhomelife #makeuptutorial #illustration #doodlesofinstagram #doodles #staedlerpencils #sakuramicronpen
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Not sure we can head out for groceries wearing that one!
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Peeps…where are YOUR masks? #quarantinelife #workfromhome #wearyourmask #covi̇d19 #stayhomestaysafe
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Managing to stay home and following guidelines even when you can’t wait to take pictures is commendable!
View this post on InstagramThis is Umang, @khaun_piun_sukhi . A wildlife photographer who is missing his friends in the wild but prefers to #stayhome. Be like him. #stayhome #staysafe #covid19 #quarantinelife #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #illustration #doodlesofinstagram #doodles #staedlerpencils #sakuramicron
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We hope you enjoyed the cartoon sketches and now it’s time for a big reveal. Apart from wearing the artist hat, Shete or fondly known as Yuga also actively serves as a journalist at AnimationXpress.com, aggregating the AVGC community while regaling the world with her own art.
