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“Here she is also naked but is now surrounded by others in one of those gatherings common to the Oregon beaches that Ross-Paul frequents with her family. In this painting, young people gather in the foreground taking a break from their activities in the surf. They pay little attention to the naked woman in their midst and she pays little attention to them. Some experience has separated her from the lives of those around her. She may be exposed but they do not see her. She makes eye contact with the viewer, but her steady gaze does not create a bond and instead establishes her distance. She is very much alone.”

-Teri Hopkins, curator for the Marylhurst Art Gym, writing for the catalog for the 2006 exhibit, “Naked”, Froelick Gallery, Portland, Oregon

"The psyche, the soul, the essences of the individual fights for, negotiates, or embraces the precariousness of existence has long been the subject of painter Ross-Paul’s art….the protagonist in these new paintings are contemplative rather than active; intensely quiet rather than intensely emotional.

They are, it appears, in a state of suspended animation. They are thinking. They are also naked”.

- Teri Hopkins, curator for the Marylhurst Art Gym, writing for the catalog for the 2006 exhibit, “Naked,” Froelick Gallery, Portland Oregon

“Somewhere over the Rockies. We are flying to Detroit for my operation.. I am nervous, but trusting in God’s will”.

- LRP

April 21, 2003

“Regardless of how I came about this cancer, I’ve accepted my fate, embraced it, and learned by it. My choices may help thousands, even millions, of women after me keep their breast/breasts. I’ve grown and been tested and persevered.”

- LRP

July 13, 2003

“She balances precariously, her left hand holding a breast-sized globe that acts as a beacon to light her path through the darkness.”

- LRP

January 23, 2007

“It’s unclear where she’ll land, but she shows trust that she’ll land alright.”

- LRP

July 17, 2003