I work with oil paint on canvas, layering thin washes with thicker impasto. The images are often figurative and explore the memory myth of summer. The paintings are the map of my world, in both abstract and narrative form. I look for archetypes, in an attempt to explore notions of self and community within the resonance of shared memory. By isolating and extracting vibrant colors in a signature soft-focus style, the memory myth of summer is explored and journaled in a series of liquid landscapes on canvas.

"How remarkable it is that you have chosen as two of your recurring themes, swimming in summer in the Canadian Shield, and skating on those same lakes when winter descends. Remarkable because you have lived your whole life in Canada, in Ontario even, and yet you have understood what is best about the place where you live. Most people have to move far away to figure that sort of thing out. They can only understand the nature of the mountain when they have seen it from the plain. You, my dear friend, have the wisdom to see the beauty of where you are, while you are there, and that ability is as rare as...the world becoming a skating rink over which you can fly."

—Johnny Wales, Sado Island, Japan

Regarding her work, especially the “Pool at Night” series, Lennie states that…

“I live inland, so the bodies of water accessible to me are pools and lakes. Although I am PADI certified and dive the reefs around Cozumel I haven’t been there for many years due to Covid.

Lately, my attention has been drawn to our backyard pool. I try to swim 100 laps a day as often as possible. At night, the pool shimmers under what we called the party lights, a rotating pallette of vibrant colors, creating a visual magnet on these hot nights.

There is nothing more sexy, more glorious, and sometimes more unsettling as swimming at night under the stars.… Reminiscent of my childhood boyfriend, introducing me to the concept of freshwater sharks. My imagination went wild and I can’t step into a lake or a pool at night without that in my consciousness! I know freshwater sharks don’t exist, but like the Loch Ness monster, one never knows.

Imagine immersing yourself in the pool and gazing at the stars above, listening to neighborhood, sounds, smelling the aroma of the surrounding gardens, and acknowledging the blessings in your life. And the pallette – a little experiment to find a freshness in the turquoise of the illuminated water. An unexpected surprise.”