Completion Date: 01 March 2023
Medium: Paint & ink on acid-free mount-board
Dimensions: 51 x 76cm (20 x 30 inches)
News headlines (and random thoughts) spanning the month of February 2023.
01 February
S&P500: 4,076
Bitcoin: 23,093
CO2: 420.14
FTSE100: 7,771
USD/GBP: 1.23
Fed Funds Rate: 4.33
Biden: 42.1%
28 February
S&P500: 3,969
Bitcoin: 23,409
CO2: 419.65
FTSE100: 7,935
USD/GBP: 1.21
Fed Funds Rate: 4.57
Biden: 43.6%
01 Feb
Ukraine says Russia planning spring escalation
02 Feb
US secures deal on bases to complete arc around China
03 Feb
US tracking suspected Chinese surveillance balloon
04 Feb
Pentagon: Second spy ballon spotted
05 Feb
US shoots down China balloon over Atlantic
06 Feb
Over 5,000 die in Turkey/Syria quake
07 Feb
Russians reinforcing east ahead of offensive
08 Feb
Biden uses State of the Union speech to give warning to China
Turkey/Syria quake toll passes 11,000
09 Feb
Turkey/Syria quake toll passes 20,000
10 Feb
US shoots down high-altitude object off Alaska
11 Feb
Russia missile barrage continues
12 Feb
US and Canada shoot down new unidentified object
13 Feb
Mystery surrounds objects shot down by US military
14 Feb
Chinese balloon sensors recovered from ocean, says US
15 Feb
Tensions mount at the Belarusian-Ukrainian border
16 Feb
Biden says last three objects were not related to China spy programs
17 Feb
Zelensky rules out territory deal with Putin
18 feb
South Africa risks backlash for Russian naval exercises
19 Feb
China may give Russia weapons for Ukraine war US warns
20 Feb
Biden makes surprise visit to Ukraine
21 Feb
Putin plus out of nuclear arms treaty with US
22 Feb
Top Chinese diplomat to meet Putin ahead of Ukraine anniversary
23 Feb
China’s war neutrality claim fades with Moscow visit
24 Feb
First anniversary of Ukraine war marked
25 Feb
Zelensky wants to meet China’s Xi to discuss peace plan
26 Feb
China refuses to condemn Russia’s Ukraine invasion during G20 deadlock
27 Feb
Tens of thousands protest overhaul of Mexico’s Election Agency
28 Feb
Britain and E.U. secure N-Ireland trade deal
