“People are tempted to politicize the fact that I paint black figures, and the complexity of this is an essential part of the work. But my starting point is always the language of painting itself and how that relates to the subject matter.” PeopleLanguageBlackPaintingPaintComplexity Author:Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
“The timelessness is completely important. It's partly about removing things that would become in some way nostalgic. There aren't really any markers of time, like furniture or a particular style of shoe that denote a particular period or place. I think that's why I like the outdoors, because it removes a sense of time and I want the painting to feel timeless, because it increases that sense of omnipotence.” ThinkingImportantStylePaintingTimelessNostalgicTimelessness Author:Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
“Painting from life was incredibly important for me because it allowed me to train my eyes to see everything that is there. But I realized early on that painting from life wasn't something that I was all that invested in. I was always more interested in the painting than I was the people. For me, removing that as a compulsion offered me a lot more freedom to actually paint and think about color, form, movement, and light.” PeopleThinkingImportantEyePaintingTrainPaintI Realized Author:Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
