Completion Date: 15 February 2022
Medium: Paint & ink on acid-free mount-board
Dimensions: 20 x 30 inches
News headlines and random thoughts spanning the month of January 2022.
01 Jan
S&P500: 4,778
Bitcoin: 47,342
CO2: 418.03
FTSE100: 7,359
USD/EUR: 1.13
Biden: 43.4
31 Jan
S&P500: 4,515
Bitcoin: 38,491
CO2: 418.78
FTSE100: 7,464
USD/EUR: 1.12
Biden: 41.8
01 Jan
France plans crackdown on unvaccinated
02 Jan
Biden assures Ukraine of US backing
Richard Leakey, Kenyan conservationist, dies aged 77
03 Jan
Large fire ravages South Africa’s parliament
04 Jan
US reports record 1m cases with peak still to come
05 Jan
Uproar as Macron vows to ‘piss off’ unvaccinated
06 Jan
Biden: You can’t love your country only when you win.
07 Jan
Kazak leader orders “kill without warning’ to quell violent protests
08 Jan
Supreme Court’s Conservative majority appears skeptical of Biden’s virus plan
09 Jan
2021 Africa Cup of Nations being held in Cameroon
10 Jan
First successful heart transplant from a pig to a human patient occurs in Baltimore US
11 Jan
U.S. COVID-19 hospitalizations surge to record high
12 Jan
Biden backs changing filibuster to pass voting rights bill
13 Jan
Consumer prices up again in December, casting a shadow over the economy.
14 Jan
Supreme Court blocks Biden’s virus mandate for large employers
16 Jan
World No. 1 tennis champion Djokovic deported from Australia following legal case regarding his COVID-19 vaccination status.
17 Jan
Supply chain woes could worsen as China imposes new Covid lockdowns
18 Jan
Microsoft will buy Activision Blizzard, betting $70 billion on the future of games.
20 Jan
In rebuke to Trump, Supreme Court allows release of Jan. 6 files
21 Jan
Biden strengthens words on Ukraine after flustering European partners
22 Jan
U.S. & Russia take more measured stance in Ukraine talks
23 Jan
Burkina Faso coup removes president Roch Kaboré from power
24 Jan
Biden weighs deploying thousands of troops to E-Europe and Baltics
25 Jan
Wild day for stock market
26 Jan
West warns of Russia attack
27 Jan
Justice Breyer to retire from Supreme Court
28 Jan
Global vaccinations administered exceeds 10 billion.
29 Jan
Mattarella is reelected as president of Italy.
31 Jan
UK toughens stance on Russia