Dodd believes painters must live rich lives outside their studios. In a 2011 interview she says, “There’s life, right? You’ve got to have other stuff besides.” In “Fading Amaryllis,” 2014, a red flower sags by the windowsill, the plant’s soft arcs contrasting against geometric panes of glass. Dodd’s love for life comes through loud and clear in these works; far from fading away, this is an artist in full bloom. (http://www.nysun.com/arts/in-full-bloom/89078/) Flowers never really interested me as a subject. [What changed that?] Stuff comes up. And you think, you got to pay attention to it. There's nothing there in the winter, right? Then all of a sudden this thing happens. You've got to pay attention. You can't ignore this. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgIEab7tfQ0) http://www.powersofobservation.com/2010/07/lois-dodd-video.html