WEuros 2022: England Lionesses – Champions of Europe
The England Women’s team are European Champions – they’ve done it! An historic moment in the story of football. I reckon a glass ceiling shattered unoticed in the background, under the deluge of cheering and singing of ‘Sweet Caroline’! The sound of the audience’s young voices will resonate with me for a very long time. For the players even more profound, I can only imagine.
The match itself was a real cliffhanger – great performances from all the team, but just as I was getting ready for penalties as the end of extra time drew near, Chloe Kelly struck home the winner, and her second touch saw the ball in the net and that was it – job done!
Here are my images made while the action played out in stunned amazement!
Football has come home! It feels like a new world today…
Women’s Euros 2022 – White for EnglandWomen’s Euros 2022 – Lucy BronzeWomen’s Euros 2022 – Ella Toone scores!Women’s Euros 2022 – Earps in goalWomen’s Euros 2022 – Chloe Kelly strikes!Women’s Euros 2022 – Serina greets the team
I’m a contemporary artist working in Leicestershire in the UK. I trained in Fine Art using different media including oils and acrylics, but my recent work is a return to my love of drawn media, especially pen, ink, watercolour and pastels. My theme is movement – My subjects are varied from landscape, animals, musicians, dancers and sport, especially cycling. The unifying feature of all these subjects is that they are constantly changing – even in a landscape there is movement everywhere! I capture the energy of elusive moments often starting with a quick pen and ink drawing. I write and publish my artworks on a blog called ‘Racing Lines’.
Maxine Dodd Artist 