{"id":49,"date":"2012-09-30T16:19:55","date_gmt":"2012-09-30T16:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/loisdickson.com\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2026-07-10T17:48:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T17:48:11","slug":"improvisatioin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/?page_id=49","title":{"rendered":"Improvisation (2009-2014)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-minimalio-blocks-minimalio-gallery wp-block-gallery grid lg:grid-cols-3 md:grid-cols-2 grid-cols-1 dg__2 tg__2 pg__2\" data-id=\"0038799c\" data-grid=\"grid\" data-caption-enabled=\"true\" id=\"0038799c\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image none ratio_1-1\" data-fld-width=\"2000\" data-fld-height=\"2000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Improvisation-2009-oil-on-linen-12-x-18-inches.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Improvisation-2009-oil-on-linen-12-x-18-inches.jpg\" alt=\"Improvisation, 2009, oil on linen, 12 x 18 inches\" class=\"wp-image-1122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Improvisation-2009-oil-on-linen-12-x-18-inches.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Improvisation-2009-oil-on-linen-12-x-18-inches-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Improvisation-2009-oil-on-linen-12-x-18-inches-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Improvisation-2009-oil-on-linen-12-x-18-inches-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Improvisation-2009-oil-on-linen-12-x-18-inches-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Improvisation-2009-oil-on-linen-12-x-18-inches-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\" style=\"font-size:11px;text-align:center\">Improvisation, 2009, oil on linen, 12 x 18 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image none ratio_1-1\" data-fld-width=\"2560\" data-fld-height=\"2476\"><a href=\"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/21-2-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2476\" src=\"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/21-2-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Landscape Reconstructed, 2012, oil on linen, 64 x 64 inches\" class=\"wp-image-1120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/21-2-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/21-2-300x290.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/21-2-1024x990.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/21-2-768x743.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/21-2-1536x1486.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/21-2-2048x1981.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\" style=\"font-size:11px;text-align:center\">Landscape Reconstructed, 2012, oil on linen, 64 x 64 inches <\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image none ratio_1-1\" data-fld-width=\"2000\" data-fld-height=\"2000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/New-Worlds-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/New-Worlds-2.jpg\" alt=\"Gallery Image\" class=\"wp-image-1121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/New-Worlds-2.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/New-Worlds-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/New-Worlds-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/New-Worlds-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/New-Worlds-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/New-Worlds-2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\" style=\"font-size:11px;text-align:center\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image none ratio_1-1\" data-fld-width=\"1920\" data-fld-height=\"1080\"><a href=\"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Juggler-2012-oil-on-linen-11-x-14-.tif\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Juggler-2012-oil-on-linen-11-x-14-.tif\" alt=\"Juggler, 2012, oil on linen, 11 x 14 inches\" class=\"wp-image-1126\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\" style=\"font-size:11px;text-align:center\">Juggler, 2012, oil on linen, 11 x 14 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image none ratio_1-1\" data-fld-width=\"2048\" data-fld-height=\"1744\"><a href=\"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Judgement-Day-2014-oil-on-canvas-12-x-16-inches.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1744\" src=\"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Judgement-Day-2014-oil-on-canvas-12-x-16-inches.jpg\" alt=\"Judgement Day, 2014, oil on canvas, 12 x 16 inches\" class=\"wp-image-1119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Judgement-Day-2014-oil-on-canvas-12-x-16-inches.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Judgement-Day-2014-oil-on-canvas-12-x-16-inches-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Judgement-Day-2014-oil-on-canvas-12-x-16-inches-1024x872.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Judgement-Day-2014-oil-on-canvas-12-x-16-inches-768x654.jpg 768w, https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Judgement-Day-2014-oil-on-canvas-12-x-16-inches-1536x1308.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\" style=\"font-size:11px;text-align:center\">Judgement Day, 2014, oil on canvas, 12 x 16 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image none ratio_1-1\" data-fld-width=\"562\" data-fld-height=\"550\"><a href=\"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/improv-EMBRACE.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"562\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/improv-EMBRACE.jpg\" alt=\"Gallery Image\" class=\"wp-image-133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/improv-EMBRACE.jpg 562w, https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/improv-EMBRACE-300x293.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\" style=\"font-size:11px;text-align:center\">Embrace, 2012, oil on board, 12 x 12 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image none ratio_1-1\" data-fld-width=\"650\" data-fld-height=\"506\"><a href=\"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/48.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/48.jpg\" alt=\"Lost, 2014, oil on linen, 11 x 14 inches\" class=\"wp-image-309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/48.jpg 650w, https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/48-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\" style=\"font-size:11px;text-align:center\">Lost, 2014, oil on linen, 11 x 14 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image none ratio_1-1\" data-fld-width=\"650\" data-fld-height=\"437\"><a href=\"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Flame-2012-oil-on-masonsite-5.25-x-8-inches.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Flame-2012-oil-on-masonsite-5.25-x-8-inches.jpg\" alt=\"Gallery Image\" class=\"wp-image-52\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Flame-2012-oil-on-masonsite-5.25-x-8-inches.jpg 650w, https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Flame-2012-oil-on-masonsite-5.25-x-8-inches-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\" style=\"font-size:11px;text-align:center\">Flame, 2012, oil on masonsite 5.25 x 8 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image none ratio_1-1\" data-fld-width=\"414\" data-fld-height=\"550\"><a href=\"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/57.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"414\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/57.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait, 2013, oil on linen, 12 x 9 inches\" class=\"wp-image-311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/57.jpg 414w, https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/57-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\" style=\"font-size:11px;text-align:center\">Portrait, 2013, oil on linen, 12 x 9 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image none ratio_1-1\" data-fld-width=\"428\" data-fld-height=\"550\"><a href=\"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/50.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"428\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/50.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled, 2014, oil on linen, 14 x 11 inches\" class=\"wp-image-315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/50.jpg 428w, https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/50-233x300.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\" style=\"font-size:11px;text-align:center\">Untitled, 2014, oil on linen, 14 x 11 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image none ratio_1-1\" data-fld-width=\"2560\" data-fld-height=\"1708\"><a href=\"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Untitled-2015-oil-on-canvas-4-x-6-feet-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" src=\"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Untitled-2015-oil-on-canvas-4-x-6-feet-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled, 2015, oil on canvas, 4 x 6 feet\" class=\"wp-image-1118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Untitled-2015-oil-on-canvas-4-x-6-feet-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Untitled-2015-oil-on-canvas-4-x-6-feet-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Untitled-2015-oil-on-canvas-4-x-6-feet-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Untitled-2015-oil-on-canvas-4-x-6-feet-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Untitled-2015-oil-on-canvas-4-x-6-feet-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Untitled-2015-oil-on-canvas-4-x-6-feet-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\" style=\"font-size:11px;text-align:center\">Untitled, 2015, oil on canvas, 4 x 6 feet<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image none ratio_1-1\" data-fld-width=\"2048\" data-fld-height=\"1692\"><a href=\"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/At-Sea-YEAR-oil-on-linen-4-x-5-feet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1692\" src=\"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/At-Sea-YEAR-oil-on-linen-4-x-5-feet.jpg\" alt=\"At Sea, 2006, oil on linen, 4 x 5 feet\" class=\"wp-image-1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/At-Sea-YEAR-oil-on-linen-4-x-5-feet.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/At-Sea-YEAR-oil-on-linen-4-x-5-feet-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/At-Sea-YEAR-oil-on-linen-4-x-5-feet-1024x846.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/At-Sea-YEAR-oil-on-linen-4-x-5-feet-768x635.jpg 768w, https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/At-Sea-YEAR-oil-on-linen-4-x-5-feet-1536x1269.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\" style=\"font-size:11px;text-align:center\">At Sea, 2006, oil on linen, 4 x 5 feet<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-basic-slideshow.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=49"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1174,"href":"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49\/revisions\/1174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=49"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=49"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=49"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}