by Lindsay | Jan 24, 2022 | inspiration, materials, studio
Why did I want to try oil paint? Curiosity: oil is an important material I’ve never tried at all—which seemed like a major oversight, or gap in my art experience. Frustration: I have lots of great things to say about acrylics, but there are downsides—waste...
by Lindsay | Oct 7, 2021 | inspiration, new work, studio
“There is nothing permanent except change.” —Heraclitus THE SEASON IS CHANGING, my address is changing. Everything is in flux. It’s a bit unsettling and exciting too. Shortly after my summer art show closed, actually the day the online part of the show closed, we...
by Lindsay | Jul 18, 2021 | inspiration, new work, studio
“I used to visit all the very gay placesThose come-what-may placesWhere one relaxes on the axis of the wheel of lifeTo get the feel of lifeFrom jazz and cocktails” —from “Lush Life” by Billy Strayhorn A FEW YEARS AGO, if you told me I’d fall under the spell of...
by Lindsay | Apr 2, 2021 | inspiration, materials
A few weeks ago, I felt inspired to return to an old favourite—purple. When I was a kid, I was crazy for purple. I had a purple pantsuit and an orange coat with a purple lining. I used to sit and stare at my mother’s irises and “accidentally” break one of the stems....
by Lindsay | Mar 3, 2021 | inspiration
“Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.” — Stephen King But he’s so talented! What does he know? “You’re so talented!” It’s lovely when someone says that you, isn’t it? Makes you...
by Lindsay | Jan 30, 2021 | inspiration
I’ve been thinking about influences lately. What are my artistic influences? Do you choose your influences, or do they choose you? Can influences run underground, or will they always show up in your work? How does influence work? Is anything original? My head was...
