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 There’s no story. I don’t want to tell stories. Other people always read things into your work, which you can never see. That’s fine, that’s great. For me it was just exciting to look at it and try to do something with it. — Lois Dodd It's not like I go out there excited. I just go out to paint. Then, in the middle of the process, if all goes well, it becomes exciting. — Lois Dodd ...Or if it wanders you're still painting, even with your mind wandering. Often do your best painting when your mind is somewhere else and you look at it later. — Lois Dodd