“The paintings are the map of my world, in both abstract and narrative form”
Elizabeth Lennie lives in mid-town Toronto Canada. Her paintings are collected internationally, and are included in the collections of the Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame and the University of Virginia Children’s Hospital. She is also a narrator and voice-over artist and together Mike and “Libby” run Voiceworx.
www.elizabethlennie.com
Elizabeth Lennie – 30sec film artists Q&A
- How do you usually get inspired again after working on a big project/painting?
- Do you collect things?
- What's the last great book you read?
- What super power do you want to have?
- How do you come up with ideas?
- Is there a childhood experience that has helped shape the kind of work you do today?
How do you usually get inspired again after working on a big project/painting?
I go scuba diving in Cozumel and read in a hammock by the sea
Do you collect things?
I used to collect paper airplane kites and hang them from the ceiling
What's the last great book you read?
‘M Train’ by Patti Smith.
What super power do you want to have?
I would like to time travel
How do you come up with ideas?
I let my mind wander just before sleep
Is there a childhood experience that has helped shape the kind of work you do today?
I read ‘Islands in the Stream’ by Hemingway when I was 17 and saw myself in the character of Thomas Hudson
Artist’s bookshelf
