by Lindsay | Nov 22, 2024 | inspiration, materials, studio
workbench in my studio Last month’s blog post I made it all sound so easy and inevitable—how I’d bring an earthiness or groundedness into my work. I just reread that post and it made me laugh. It’s so neat and linear and upbeat. Right now upbeat is not the prevailing...
by Lindsay | Oct 24, 2024 | inspiration, materials, studio
detail from Earth Star, mixed media collage As soon as one group of paintings are done I start wondering what’s next. Lately I find myself wishing for more earth, more grit into my work. This is an idea that comes from analysis, critique (by myself and others), and an...
by Lindsay | Sep 18, 2024 | inspiration, studio
Studio thinking chair with art journal and fountain pen After most painting sessions I sit in my thinking chair and write. Sometimes I engage with problems in a painting—and note ideas of how to resolve the piece. Other times I note something I see in a painting that...
by Lindsay | Aug 13, 2024 | inspiration, materials, studio
WHEN I WAS A LITTLE KID my brother sat me down and played the album Aladdin Sane for me and I was hooked. The music was good, the lyrics intrigued, and of course the album art was fascinating. Later I came to admire his adventurousness in his ever-changing music, but...
by Lindsay | Jun 22, 2024 | inspiration, studio
I love meeting folk at an art fair, hearing what collectors are looking for, finding out what they see in my work, and sharing my inspiration. But the challenging and often joyful work of creation happens when I’m alone in my studio. As I work away, with no one...
by Lindsay | May 18, 2024 | events, inspiration, studio
Then… In my teens and 20s I wrote poems and stories, made visual art—but I didn’t share my work. I had a few poems published, but I found creating and sharing stressful and confusing. The vulnerability of it all was too much for me and I didn’t have any support....
