by Lindsay | Apr 27, 2025 | inspiration, studio
At the end of March the area I live in was hit hard by an ice storm. Over a million people lost power. Many were restored in a day or two. We were out for 10 days. No power, no running water. Sounds terrible, but we coped. We collected rainwater to fill our toilets....
by Lindsay | Feb 14, 2025 | inspiration, materials, studio
My first dyeing experiment First the dyeing I hadn’t dyed anything since I tie-dyed a shirt at daycamp. But as I started scaling up my liquid acrylic experiments I wondered if dyeing could help. I love the colour harmonies I get when I use a coloured background. Lots...
by Lindsay | Jan 20, 2025 | inspiration, materials, studio
Things are a bit different around here these days. For the past couple of months I’ve been experimenting with liquid acrylics and raw canvas. This wasn’t something I particularly wanted to try. It was a technique someone suggested because it lends itself to my...
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...
