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Linda H. Post
Sep 7, 20211 min read
Six Squares x 16
There is something calming and predictable about a square. Right angles, equal sides. In a painting, the composition can be... well......
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Linda H. Post
Jul 27, 20211 min read
Past Lives
Creating archival prints from my work has been a learning experience. I worked closely with my long-time photographer, Stephen...
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Linda H. Post
Jun 2, 20211 min read
Now for something completely different...
This is Soliloquy. The fifth in my series of 16" square oil paintings. The setting is still Guanacaste, Costa Rica, loosely based on a...
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Linda H. Post
Apr 9, 20211 min read
Dance of the Pelicans
There is a meditative quality to this painting. The warmth of the sunlight, the soaring birds, the billowy clouds, the dancer's pose....
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Linda H. Post
Mar 13, 20211 min read
Costa Rica Dreams
The fourth 16" square oil painting in this series is halfway finished. The first three have been professionally photographed. Take a...
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Linda H. Post
Feb 12, 20211 min read
Monkey Island. Pelicans. A tutu!
The fourth 16" square painting is on the easel. This one features the girl in the red tutu from The Procession of Hope and Feathers,...
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Linda H. Post
Jan 17, 20212 min read
Four Square
This new project - a series of 16" square paintings on wood panels - has challenged me to work in a much smaller format. Each of these is...
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Linda H. Post
Jan 1, 20211 min read
Past and Future Lives
At the start of this new year, I find myself reflecting on work that sold long ago to mostly private collectors. I don't expect to see...
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Linda H. Post
Dec 24, 20201 min read
A Circle of Magpies
During the winters of 2018 and 2019, when travel was still feasible, I spent a good deal of time in Costa Rica. I stayed in a house on...
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Linda H. Post
Dec 9, 20201 min read
A Story in Sixteen Inches
This is the second in a new series of 16" square paintings on wood panels. I don't often work in a square format, but I do like the...
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Linda H. Post
Oct 27, 20201 min read
Hit Pause. Paint a Square.
The nude in the foreground is painted mostly from my imagination. I taught figure drawing from models for many years, so anatomy is...
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Linda H. Post
Oct 16, 20201 min read
Little, Big
The scale of my recent work projects the feeling of being able to physically enter the painting’s terrain and become part of the narrative.
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Linda H. Post
Oct 3, 20202 min read
Placing Art in a Room
Collecting art, displaying art in your home - how will it look in a room? Much of my art is large in scale and full of color, but it works.
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Linda H. Post
Sep 17, 20201 min read
Almost Home
This is the final stretch. With just a few tweaks (mostly bottom right, upper left) this painting will be ready for a professional photo...
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Linda H. Post
Aug 13, 20201 min read
Really Red
There are so many shades and tones of red. Hot, cool and soft. In the dead center of this eleven-foot painting is a girl wearing a...
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Linda H. Post
Jul 11, 20201 min read
Hand Over Hand
There are seven hands to paint in this mural-sized "parade of hope and feathers". I've written about hands before. I have always...
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Linda H. Post
Jun 23, 20201 min read
Filling in the Blanks
I usually have a fairly clear image in my head of where I want a painting to go. Of course, there are days when I stand in front of the...
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Linda H. Post
Jun 7, 20201 min read
Stripes and Dots and Blue Skies Forever
In my last post, I wrote about the architecture of a painting - and specifically the very complicated Victorian gazebo that anchors the...
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Linda H. Post
May 10, 20201 min read
The Architecture of Painting
Painting people is what I love. The architecture of the painting is what makes them real. As much as I want to get deep into the flesh,...
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Linda H. Post
Apr 7, 20201 min read
Another Time, Another Place
Each of the characters in this painting has at least one bird companion. From a pink flamingo, a feathered mask, a seagull ruffled by the...
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