The Landscape of My Mother, 2024

The Landscape of My Mother 2024 Mixed media: Acrylic and chalkboard paint on canvas 36"x48" On view at The Artist Project, Toronto. April 11-14, 2024. Booth 925. As an intuitive painter, I'm never quite sure what will come out on the canvas. I s...

The Landscape of My Mother 2024 Mixed media: Acrylic and chalkboard paint on canvas 36"x48" On view at The Artist Project, Toronto. April 11-14, 2024. Booth 925. As an intuitive painter, I'm never quite sure what will come out on the canvas. I start painting and observe as the work evolves. These paintings surprised me... the color scheme, the glow. Where did these images come from? My work is strongly influenced by feelings and childhood memories... it took me a few days to find the memory of this. In the 80's my mother wanted to write a children's book. I don't remember if she ever got to a story, but we would sit at the kitchen table with markers and create "illustrations" for the book. It was very 80's, can you feel Keith Haring's influence? Dayglow colors and glowing orbs, even pyramids ala "Desperately Seeking Susan". I love the nostalgia in these pieces. As for the title, "The Landscape of My Mother", this work literally feels like something my mother would have drawn. It feels like it belongs to her, and I'm good with that.