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 | Jun 21, 2021 | new work, studio
I SAW LOTS OF BABY PICTURES on social media yesterday for Father’s Day. It got me thinking about my paintings and their baby pictures. Right now I’ve got my new series of paintings in the Riverdale ArtWalk. I’ve got shots of them from the front, from the side, hanging...
by Lindsay | Jan 13, 2021 | inspiration, studio
Have you ever wondered how artists titles their work? Or wondered why the heck they chose that title? It’s a bit of a dark art really. Should you dredge up words from the subsconscious, remember old song lyrics, consult a thesaurus, or what? I’ve been thinking about...
by Lindsay | Nov 27, 2020 | inspiration, studio
Earlier this month I released a small collection of paintings. I went through the full process of finishing the work (varnishing, photographing, cataloguing, etc.) and presenting it to the public. It was a ton of work and a great learning experience. But now the...
