Making art requires persistence, dedication, playfulness, a sense of humour and a ridiculous leap of faith. Like all worthy mythological quests, it follows a twisty road. It takes you to places you had no intention of visiting, and therein lies the adventure.
I work on paper and canvas, using acrylic paint, ink, pastels, Japanese rice papers, charcoal, found objects, and organic material from my garden. My work leans toward abstract expressionism, but landscape and figurative elements inform my imagery.
Although I’ve been painting for decades, the process is still a mystery. Sometimes, a painting arrives like a gift, quickly revealed, instantly pleasing. Sometimes, I grind away at it for days, weeks. It’s an obsessive practice, but once I enter the “trance of painting” time disappears, the subconscious mind takes over and the rest of the world falls away.
I’m always intrigued to see how different paintings appeal to different people. The connection is personal, psychological, spiritual and intellectual. It depends on colour, memory, emotion, a story. Ultimately, falling for art is like falling in love; the heart wants what it wants.
Glenda Leznoff 