Westminster Abbey, the site of royal coronations, weddings, burials and resting place for famous Britons, unveiled a new stained glass window honoring Queen Elizabeth which artist David Hockney designed on an Ipad.
"The Queen’s Window" transforms a previously plain glass window into a colorful rural scene inspired by Hockney’s native Yorkshire and featuring hawthorn blossom.
The 81-year-old Hockney, known for his brightly colored pop artwork, depictions of swimming pools, portraits and landscapes, was tasked with designing “something symbolic or representational of the subject."
"The subject reflects the queen as a countrywoman and her widespread delight in, and yearning for, the countryside," the abbey said in a statement.
At the unveiling, Hockney said he had worked on an Ipad for the design, in which he used shades of red, pink, orange, yellow, blue and green.
"I learned something about glass. It was a challenge,” Hockney was quoted by The Telegraph newspaper as saying, adding that this was his first stained glass work.
