LInda Foley

“I paint for the thrill of watching the watercolors and the white paper interact. Each time I paint I hope to record the movement of water. I pour paint and tip the paper to increase the tempo of the flow and encourage the colors to mingle. I paint with watercolors because the interaction between this complex medium and the artist allows a sense of intimacy and playfulness.

Lake Michigan is my muse and my inspiration. Each new painting is a love affair with the spontaneity of liquid motion observed on its shore. My subjects are landscapes – dunes, shore lines, wetlands, and woodland interiors – touched with light and splashed with color. I paint with a strong sense of place.

Although I can not remember a time that I did not draw, I came to painting late in life. My first career was as a builder of musical instruments specifically, the hammer dulcimer. You will find paintings of musicians in my repertoire. I started with one player and instrument and now am painting duets and groups. I enjoy painting the human form and try to make visual the connections between people by using white shapes that thread through the group, darks that link and interlock binding all.