Date for Entry: (Friday 14th August 2020)
Actual Date of Online Entry: (Monday 29th August 2022)
Dear Diary,
This was a composition made from
the inspiration of the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic. Unfortunately, the
computer lost a copy of the score. I believe it was over twelve pages. There
was not much planning as to what this piece was supposed to do apart from
describing the fear and seriousness of the infection.
The painting was done within a
day on Thursday 13 August 2020. Six hours in total were required to do the full
colouring. In this illustration, I used the flowers in the ground as the
coronavirus, and when the pollen and petal blow through the air it spreads the
virus.
The girl holding the flower in
her hand would represent a person carrying the virus and being unaware that
they were infected. It seemed to me that the same girl ended up looking like Carla
from my “Magical Creatures” novel. However, the design for the dress came from
thinking of our country’s president Ms. Paula-Mae Weekes.
Listening to the recording, my
mind was suggesting that what was presented should have been a beginning or
introduction for the composition but too late now since the score was lost.
Link(s):
- “Deadly Pandemic: Coronavirus” –Full Score.
- Hand Drawing & Completed Painting.
- “Deadly Pandemic: Coronavirus” – YouTube Recording.
Daryl Zion M. Ali
