Me Myself

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

People of Stratford
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.
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.
Pencil sketch of a person with long hair, serious expression, and prominent facial features. The drawing uses shading to highlight the face's contours.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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