A New Platform
January, February, March - it seemed to go by in a blur. A vacation, a shoulder injury and my "day job" at Paradise City Arts Festivals...
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Linda H. Post
Dec 27, 20151 min read
New Year. New Painting.
"Speaking the Language of Birds", although not quite finished, is on view at R. Michelson Galleries in Northampton, MA - out of my studio...
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Linda H. Post
Dec 13, 20151 min read
Off The Wall, Onto A Stretcher
Today I stretched my new painting, Speaking The Language of Birds. Don Robinson at R. Michelson Galleries in Northampton had prepared the...
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Linda H. Post
Oct 18, 20151 min read
Crop. Measure. Square.
Yesterday I finished enough of this painting to figure out where it ends. That is a literal "ends". I work on a big piece of primed linen...
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Linda H. Post
Oct 17, 20151 min read
About Painting Hands
Hands can be as expressive as faces. As a young artist, I noticed that a huge number of figurative paintings - even by REALLY FAMOUS...
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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...
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Linda H. Post
Sep 5, 20151 min read
Carnival in France
Long ago and far away... I traveled to France. I took many photographs, of course, but this carousel in a village carnival caught my...
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Linda H. Post
Sep 5, 20151 min read
A Farm By The Sea
Last year I spent a few days in a tiny house on a horse farm in Westport, Massachusetts while in the area for a family wedding. I grew up...
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Linda H. Post
Sep 5, 20151 min read
The Painting Began With a Massage
Island time. When I'm away on vacation, a massage seems to be in order. This one took place in a tiny island cottage, open to the sand...
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Linda H. Post
Sep 5, 20151 min read
Final Draft!
Because the girl on the left was actually a composite of THREE different models, the proportions seemed off - especially around the...
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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...
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Linda H. Post
Sep 2, 20151 min read
Speaking in the Language of Birds, First Draft
But this painting actually had its genesis last year, when all of the images I wanted to use started to fall into place in my mind. I...
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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...
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