Emma Briggs recreates classic artworks during COVID-19 lockdown

With her usual post-work activities curtailed by COVID-19 social distancing measures, the building and construction industry project manager has spent her time recreating classic paintings of the art world - in her home. With only what she has at hand.

She has not bought props for any of the photos and they're all taken by self-timer on her phone's camera.

Occasionally she's needed some DIY rigging to hold the phone, but that's another part of the creativity she lets loose on social media every night.

She has published an image on a nightly basis for the month of April anyway. Yes, tonight's is the last image for a while. Or it mightn't be.

"I've really enjoyed it, so it might not be the last," Emma explained. "Perhaps I'll do it a little less regularly."

She admits it may not have been an original idea, but her take on a range of artworks has perfectly explained the Instagram hashtag "between art and quarantine".

"I like going to galleries and museums and after 5pm had time on my hands that I wouldn't normally have had.

"As well as being fun for me and my family and friends, it's also provided a bit of a routine when everything has changed."

From concept to reality, the images take about 90 minutes to produce. However, the Picasso recreation of April 21 took significantly longer.

"I did do a test run for that one. After it I washed my face it looked like a murder scene."

Then there was the doona used as a prop, the parsley threaded through her hair and a subtle frisbee reference to boot. Emma, who has been working from home since March 20, also is a board member of Ultimate Frisbee.

Only once has she co-opted others to join in.

"I roped in my parents for the American Gothic one but it was all done safely with social-distancing. They provided their own costumes and got a bit of a kick out of it, too," she said.

Her month-long project comes to an end this evening. You can check it out on Facebook or Instagram.