Me Myself

A meeting of art and identity

Participants of Escape Arts community workshops, including Stratford and Nuneaton Escape and Stratford Youth Collective, created self portraits representing their whole selves. The artworks features hobbies and passions, as well as the artists’ faces.

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A colourful painting of a woman with long dark hair, light skin, and a slight smile, set against an abstract background of blue, orange, yellow, and olive green brushstrokes.
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A colourful illustration of a purple coffee cup with a human face on it, sitting on a patterned saucer. Steam rises from the cup, and bold, abstract shapes fill the background in green, purple, and pink.
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A colourful drawing of a smiling person wearing glasses with flowers and green leaves in the background. The person has short hair and is wearing a blue top. Pink highlights decorate the background.
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A child's collage on black paper featuring a large, bright orange-red cartoon face at the bottom. Surrounding the head are various hand-drawn cut-outs labelled with words like Tree, Dart Board, Walking, Kayaking, Music, and Gold Medal.
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A black-and-white portrait of a girl is centred on a page filled with colourful doodles, including hearts, butterflies, fruit, drinks, music notes, and handwritten phrases like Love, Best Friends Forever, and Juicy Couture.
Artwork by Jess
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Embroidery hoop with a stitched portrait of a person, featuring short dark hair, smiling lips, and surrounded by pink and green abstract shapes on white fabric.
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A collage artwork of a vase holding multicoloured, patterned paper flowers and stems, set against a solid black background. The vase is mostly sketched in white, contrasting with the vibrant, textured flower arrangement above.
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A watercolour portrait of a person with short brown hair, brown eyes, and a surprised expression, wearing a dark shirt against a red textured background.
Artwork by Tyler
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A pencil and coloured pencil portrait of a person with long hair, glasses, and a neutral expression, featuring light shading and subtle colours on the face. Spiral patterns are drawn in the hair.
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A stylised drawing of a woman with white eyes, black lipstick, and wavy hair surrounded by blue and pink flowers, with scissors floating in the background. The background is mostly light pink with swirling patterns.
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A collage with a central abstract face surrounded by four colourful drawings: a bird, a cartoonish face, a pink mushroom with shapes, and a pink human figure, all set against a textured green circular background.
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A colourful abstract face drawing with red, blue, and green sections, outlined in black, is taped onto a black background using several pieces of masking tape.
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A hand-drawn portrait of a bearded person is centred in a circle, surrounded by colourful sections featuring waves, pizza slices, geometric shapes, clouds, a pie, and a Pac-Man pattern.
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A hand-drawn collage shows a person in a yellow shirt inside a Union Jack circle, surrounded by landmarks: Big Ben, Santorini, Eiffel Tower, Venice, a torii gate, and Beijing's Forbidden City.
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A colourful, hand-drawn poster with a large dog face in the centre, surrounded by segments labelled with interests: snowglobes, horses, baking, music, coffee, musicals, and paw prints, each decorated with simple illustrations.
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Watercolour drawing of a female police officer in uniform is centred in a circle, surrounded by images representing policing: walkie-talkie, handcuffs, police car, handshake, lightbulb, and two people talking.
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A colourful drawing of a symmetrical face, divided into sections with different colours. Surrounding the face are various icons including a basketball, umbrella, sock, trumpet, artist’s palette, sheep, lollipop, and musical notes.
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A drawing of a face with glasses is divided by lines into sections showing labelled images: fruit, car, trees, pets, museums, gym, home, petrol, shelter, and other daily life scenes.
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Colourful drawing of a face with red hair, large eyes, and pink lips. The background features patterns, a sun, objects like a snowman, and animals. The image has a playful, childlike style with bold outlines.
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A drawing of a cat’s face in the centre, surrounded by illustrations of hobbies: crosswords, weaving, card making, mobile games, colouring, and the words MEOW!!!, PURR!!!, and I WANT FOOD!!! with arrows pointing outward.
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Watercolour portrait of a person with purple eyes and pale skin, wearing a white top and a ribbon at the neck, with long, plaited lavender hair draped over one shoulder.
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Pencil sketch of a person with long hair, serious expression, and prominent facial features. The drawing uses shading to highlight the face's contours.
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A colourful collage features hand-drawn faces, abstract shapes, and objects like a pasta saucepan, honey jar, Christmas tree, dog, and Mickey Mouse. The background is black with a large, purple-tinted portrait in the centre.
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A pencil sketch of a person with long, wavy hair, large eyes, and a neutral expression, drawn on white paper with visible shading and details.
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A watercolour painting of a person with blond hair and a purple background is surrounded by three smaller drawings featuring buildings, trees, people, and abstract patterns, all mounted on a black surface.
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A fairy with purple wings and a yellow dress sits by a tree, surrounded by green leaves and vines. She has long brown hair, a flower crown, and closed eyes. Butterflies fly in the sky above her.
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Pencil drawing of an older person with glasses, tree branches, flowers, and two framed pictures: one of a person and a dog on a bench, and another of boats by a canal with buildings.
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A watercolour painting of a person with light brown hair, pink lips, and a pinkish top. The background is a mix of soft blue, grey, and white hues, giving a dreamy, abstract feel.
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A childlike drawing of a man labelled Albert Anderdingus with a message saying STAY IN DRUGS DON'T DO SCHOOL and advice about eating a salt and bicarbonate of soda mixture if feeling unwell.
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Child's drawing of a person's face surrounded by various doodles: owls, police box, clothes, dragonflies, strawberries, books, stars, musical notes, and the word NYC on a purple-pink background.
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A watercolour portrait of a long-haired person with names like Peter Steele, Josh Silver, and Kenny Hickey surrounding the face, set against a pink and green abstract background with swirling lines.
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A stained glass-style painting with a girl's face at the top, animals and a flower around her, and three panels below: a forest stream, a waterfall, and two people swimming in blue water.
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Abstract painting of a person with reddish-brown skin, white beard, blue and white eyes, and no visible pupils, set against a mixed red, blue, and black background with swirling patterns.
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A woman painting at an easel appears in the foreground. Behind her, a large camera with floral decorations frames a portrait of the same woman, blending elements of photography, painting, and nature.
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An abstract painting of a woman's face with green eyes and light brown hair, looking upward. The background is white, and brushstrokes are visible on the skin and hair.
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A colourful portrait sketch of a man wearing glasses, surrounded by handwritten notes about memories, nature, and reflections on life, signed by Jed Parsons and dated 6/5/23.
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A watercolour portrait of a person wearing glasses and a blue jacket, with a purple and yellow object over their nose and mouth, and a serious expression.
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A drawing of a smiling person's face framed by green vines, with small illustrations of a boat, palette, cocktail, sun, book, and FAMILY written at the top.
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Colourful marker drawing of a woman with long hair and an ankh necklace, surrounded by abstract shapes, two smaller figures, and thought bubbles with I ♥ Lurk text. Lines and colours are layered energetically.
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A drawing of a woman with fair hair, framed by blue flowers at the top and flowering vines on the sides. At the bottom are open books, reels of thread, needles, and a paintbrush against a pale green background.
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A smiling person with wavy brown hair wearing a dark jacket and green shirt holds a red book titled Killer Joy. The background is blue and beige. The artwork is signed Ruby Jones and dated 11-6-2025.
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A collage showing five colourful paper silhouettes with words like Butterflies, Herbs, Basil, Religion, and Pets above them. White butterflies are scattered on a black background.
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