#seagull

Linda H. Post

Aug 31, 20191 min read

How To Complete A Painting

Remember the unfinished painting that my solo exhibit at R. Michelson Galleries, The Willing Suspension of Disbelief, was organized...

Linda H. Post

Nov 11, 20181 min read

A Willing Suspension of Disbelief

This painting has been fleshing itself out (seriously, I've been working on some of the flesh) and I now have a working title. It's "A...

Linda H. Post

Sep 29, 20181 min read

Fire and Sky

The sky is still red. In order to create the sky-blue-pink I see in my head, it's important to work on everything that juxtaposes it....

Linda H. Post

Jul 11, 20181 min read

Musing on Muses

I often come back to the same models when I think about a new painting. (Not the birds. I always choose new birds.) After quite some time...

Linda H. Post

Dec 3, 20161 min read

Light

The light is mysterious in this painting. Perhaps that's because I originally planned a brilliant blue sky. The deep red has a presence

Linda H. Post

May 8, 20161 min read

Losing the White

Faces are my favorite subject to paint. I treated myself this week to both faces - and threw in a start on the flying seagulls too. I'm...

Linda H. Post

Sep 5, 20151 min read

Speaking the Language of Birds, update

So this is where I am at the end of today. This painting is just starting to gain presence and solidity. It's important to work back and...

Linda H. Post

Sep 5, 20151 min read

Speaking the Language of Birds, more drafts

Three versions. Even if a painting changes radically once I put brush to canvas, I do attempt to get the photo sketch as close as...

Linda H. Post

Sep 2, 20151 min read

Speaking in the Language of Birds

Writing a blog is a bit like posting on Facebook. Since this is my first blog entry on this new website, I'll share where my painting is...