lol I recently was asked this question from a visitor to my site loisbajor.com
Hello, I’m inquiring about your work entitled “respite”. You state that you’re exploring light and memory … could you elaborate? I’m particularly intrigued how you juxtapose light with memory in your work?

That’s quite a thoughtful question. Very often, I hear people say that memory came back in a flash. In my mind that flash is a light, something pulled from the dark recesses, something I may have forgotten, but is quite meaningful to me in a present. The painting was done after experiencing a traumatic loss in my life and I was stuck in a holding position, wondering if I would ever be able to move forward.  That hotel lobby was unwalled on one side. It spoke to me.

When I speak about exploring light and memory, I am thinking about the way light often carries emotional meaning. A certain quality of light can bring back a place, a season, or a feeling long after the actual moment has passed. In Respite, the light is not only a visual element, but also a kind of atmosphere. It suggests quiet, pause, and reflection.

Memory works in a similar way for me. It is rarely exact or photographic. It shifts, softens, and leaves some things clear while allowing other details to fade. In the painting, I tried to let the light do that work — to reveal some areas, soften others, and create a sense of something remembered rather than simply observed.

            Regards,  Lois