by Lindsay | Apr 16, 2024 | events, inspiration, studio
We thank you for your application… Recently I got the dreaded thank you for your application email. You know, the one where there were a record number of applicants, thanks for a thoughtful submission, and we hope you’ll apply again next year… For artists of all...
by Lindsay | Mar 22, 2024 | inspiration, new work, studio
I don’t get to choose I don’t choose what I paint or how I paint it. Sounds odd. Let me explain. What I mean is that I don’t sit down and decide, “I will paint how I feel about the river—and I will use these colours and this kind of brushstroke.” I’ve tried being...
by Lindsay | Feb 24, 2024 | inspiration, new work, studio
I’m crazy for water My first memory takes place underwater at Dixie Pool in Lachine, Québec. I slipped on the silver ladder and for a brief moment I saw a new world beneath the surface—my family’s legs and a distorted sky. (I was quickly rescued.) My parents were both...
by Lindsay | Jan 20, 2024 | events, studio
I’ll explain… After our cats died in ripe old age, we went catless for a couple of years. It was wonderful to head up north spontaneously without having to arrange a cat-sitter. I relished putting on a perfectly furless black sweater. We vacuumed less. But when...
by Lindsay | Mar 21, 2022 | inspiration, materials, new work, studio
If you follow me on Instagram you may have noticed a change in my work. I’ve been creating large black and white (cream actually) drawing exercises on paper. The specific exercises come from Steven Aimone’s book Expressive Drawing. It’s a great book. My friend Marie...
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...
