Lynne White / Artist
Painting inspired my whimsical nature. It offers one of several avenue I've chosen to express myself with. After two years of painting the "Cake Walk" series, I realized that I was transferring my sweet tooth and all of its cravings into seeing and being what the real sweetness is in my life. I paint to balance myself and my life. I love the movement resulting from putting on music and dancing (both inside and out) when painting. It's an extension of the dancer I once was, and a conduit for my spirit. When I paint, I feel lightness, playfulness and joy.
When I'm in the groove of painting, I'm releasing the place of perfectionism. The challenge is to let go and not know or control that outcome. This lesson has helped me immeasurably in all of life! Because I do much of my art with my best friend, I have someone to laugh and be silly with. Art has created a new community for me. Not only has it deepened my relationship with my painting partner, but my new studio has also become a space for other to share and create.
My work with chairs is new territory for me. Chairs symbolize the invitation to share, be still, to converse and listen or perhaps the missed opportunities to do so.
I am eternally grateful to my mentors who have inspired, educated and been my muse Anna Rhodes, Amy Marie D'Apice, Stefan Gruber, Jennifer Waldron, Jenny Beedon Snow and Tom Hoffman.
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