Lillian has a vast repertoire of images, some found objects, some born out of discovery as her unconscious responds to her interest in marry elements within nature and human experience and expression.  Each of Lillian's paintings affirms a journey of exploration and discovery that is visually rich and engaging.  Dogs for example can become bejeweled icons of love and devotion.  Seaweed can metamorphose into tantalizing creatures of the imagination that appear to walk across her painted surface.  Repetitive little three pointed waves can be read as hieroglyphics of the emotions and other elements within the work impact on the consciousness as if to awaken a strange primeval familiarity.

In her drawings, Lillian uses a very sensitive technique of mark making which now in some cases incorporates the stitch, to detail again what appears to be a very personal journey through the psyche; sometimes playful, sometimes challenging, but always resulting in a rich and powerful composition.  The works even with their apparent personal exploration remain both accessible and capable of engaging the viewer on many different levels.

     Lillian Townsend