My paintings are about maps, real and imagined
Painting a personal cartography has led me to reflect on the therapeutic nature of painting. Imaging emotion seems a fine way to communicate. It may be the best way to show and share our inner worlds without breaking important bounderies. Paintings can keep secrets, yet show and share the truth of experience. Paintings can heal the painter, affirming a sence of self. The completed work of art then can take on an energy of itself to becoome a good force in the world. I believe in the possibilty of a healing map, a healing image.
Andrea McLean, August 2010