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Madelaine Lucas

A photo of a painter’s workbench, littered with brushes, tools, and paint splotches

Cigarettes and Turpentine: An Ode to My Artist-Mother

Madelaine Lucas, Catapult, June 2017

It took me a long time to understand that she makes art for herself – for the sake of her own self-expression and satisfaction – not for validation. This is something I am still learning.

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