A creative dad and daughter have told how their lockdown art project has grown into a full-time business as they launch their first solo exhibition in Lanarkshire.David and Natalie Bonner are the artists behind Jackton Art whose stunning digitally coloured pen and pencil drawings of Scottish landmarks are now on display at Chatelherault Country Park.What started out as a fun family project to pass the time at home amid the Covid pandemic is now a burgeoning business with commissions coming in from America.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
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Jackton Art was a lockdown project that has now become my full-time business. My career has been in software businesses and Natalie studies interior design at City of Glasgow College."The business started when I was thinking about what to give my parents for their 50th wedding anniversary.
Natalie and I were drawing a bit during lockdown and I decided to draw the church where they were married."The reaction was fantastic - 'You drew this?
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