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Ann Perodeau I paint the landscape for reasons that sound dramatic or trite but are real and true at the deepest of levels. We are not defined by our homes, cities, jobs, possessions. These are without life. We are defined by and "grow" in, living environments: we come to be ourselves through other people and are part of a vast network of living things. When we see ourselves in relation to the things we own or our job titles, we diminish and distort our purpose and being. When we see ourselves as a part of the greater living landscape, we come to awe, humility, and an understanding of our place as stewards, not owners or consumers. We lose our sense of clock-time and regain perspective. |