Amanda Clyne

The mysterious potential of an underpainting never gets old. Let’s go.

Pattern pieces for a quilt coat. I’m experimenting with exposing the seams in various ways. Making it feels like a mix of painting, drawing and quilting.

Planning a drawing on one of my Erased Photographs.

Feels like a portrait of the world right now.

"Art can’t forcibly induce a change in behaviour. It’s not a re-education pill. Empathy is not something that happens to us when we read War and Peace. It’s work, for which art can, however, provide us with radiant materials."
- Olivia Laing

On International Women’s Day, a view of my 2009 painting “Tarnished”.

Small glimpses of 200 different fabrics. My “Notes on Black”, 20”x 20”, fabric, quilted.

I have warned about the rightwing attack on empathy. It is as dangerous as any attack on democracy. It is an attack on our humanity. Once you turn off empathy you can do anything.

It will accelerate in Musks’ hands. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...

My selfie in front of the amazing mirror work Threshold by Sanaz Mazanani at the Aga Khan Museum, Toronto. I’ve never looked so good.

The brilliant bodies of Anna Torma - at Clint Roenisch Gallery, Toronto until March 22, 2025

When you wake up and the world looks like a drawing. ❄️

Kama Pigments from Montreal are great. 💪

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Banned Books puzzle 🧩 Seeking a moment of respite from the coming apocalypse.

If we all want to leave Meta, we’re going to have to start posting a lot more art here.

She hates having her picture taken. 😂❤️