Pippi Johnson

The six months of stark winter in Lake of the Woods, Canada has led me to choose colour as my primary theme. I see vibrant hues where others see grays and browns. Seeking always the unusual, I do not paint light falling on objects, but rather light floating and flashing…moving through the space with great energy. The color itself is really the object in the painting.

The work intends to evoke fond memories of place and feeling of great joy. Working plein air or from my own photographs, I compose paintings that are not one place, but the essence of the place. The marks,  mixed media of inks ,texture media, pencils and  layers of glazes that follow are done with exuberant gestures.

My  lifetime of summers spent on Treaty Island, Lake of the Woods is a major influence, allowing a quiet space between thoughts. There is joy as well as a reverence.