16 May,2021 06:15 AM IST | New Hampshire | Agencies
Robert Seaman in his room, completing one of his doodles. Pics/AP
Artist Robert Seaman, 88, has been drawing since he was a boy, but it took the Coronavirus pandemic to fully return him to his passion. Last week marked one year since Seaman started churning out "daily doodles" from his small, one-room apartment at the Maplewood Assisted Living facility in Westmoreland, New Hampshire.
Seaman, 88, spent the entire year of the pandemic doodling
"As a kid, I kept lurching between being a loner and being an extrovert," he said. "But in my introvert phase, I would love to go up to my room, where I had a drawing table kind of desk and I'd spend hours up there drawing pictures. That's what I'm doing now."
Robert Seaman flaunting his last doodle for the year
He spends about six hours a day working on his intricate, fanciful illustrations. Seaman moved into Maplewood just two weeks before the pandemic restrictions cut residents off from the outside world. For many months, they couldn't leave their rooms. "The first thought I had was to just do some kind of dark stuff that reflected the nature of the confinement that we were experiencing," he said.
Seaman's 356th doodle
"Then it just started to grow, and I thought it would be interesting to do one a day." Some pieces showcase his fascination with science fiction, while others portray whimsical animals or sly humor. He started sending the doodles to his daughter, Robin Hayes. Hayes then began offering the originals and prints for sale on Etsy.com, with half the proceeds going to charities, including a Covid-19 relief fund, a homeless shelter and an organis-ation that helps refugees.
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