Singing at Dusk... in Newfoundland!
- Linda H. Post
- Jun 8
- 3 min read
Updated: Jun 11
I was delighted to receive an invitation to participate in the prestigious Biennial WOMAN 2026 exhibit at James Baird Gallery and Foundation in Newfoundland, Canada from September through January. In all of my work, women are the dominant elements. My goal is not to idealize them in any way, but to portray each woman’s individuality, her power, and her connection to other women - all in sync with the natural world.
The paintings the curator selected are Singing at Dusk (left) and The Future Is Now (right). A full color catalogue will be published in conjunction with the exhibition.
A POET, A PAINTER, A BOOK COVER
“Painting is silent poetry, and poetry painting that speaks.” - Plutarch
I have always been a voracious reader. And as a visual artist I am somewhat of a storyteller. Often my readings have inspired an image in my head, and I take it for a walk, so to speak. Like a mischievous puppy, the image usually escapes its leash and takes me someplace I’ve never been before.
Perhaps because there is such a symbiotic relationship between my work and literature, a number of book covers and literary magazines have featured images of my paintings. On that note, a few months ago I received an email from one of my collectors. She is a poet, and she asked if she could have permission to use one of my pieces on the cover of her new chapbook, coming out in August.
Julie wrote, "Many years ago, my husband and I purchased your exquisite pastel, Swimmers in the River. This work of art has moved houses with us numerous times since then, always gracing our most important walls, never failing to inspire with its stunning beauty and fathomless mystery. We've felt such profound spiritual and aesthetic connection to the work. Thank you so much for the gift you've given to the lives of two admiring strangers. We are artists, my husband a classical violinist and violist, and I a poet and fiction writer, so not big earners by any means! But we had to have Swimmers in the River, knowing that it would speak to us every day, every time we encountered its dazzling pull."
ON THE EASEL TODAY
BENEFIT GARDEN TOUR! JUNE 13.
Our property is prominently featured on the Forbes Library Garden Tour on Saturday, June 13. The six private gardens are all around Northampton, close enough so you can even bike from one to another. Tickets are available online. It's an important fundraiser for the library, and I'd love to welcome you into my garden!
"Some gardens seem always to have been there. The gardens that Linda and Geoff Post have created around their home in Florence have that feel. This is in part because of the stately mature trees that grace their acre-and-a-half property, including silver maples and a wonderful European beech. But it’s also because of the artfully naturalistic plantings. Beautiful stonework ties the entire garden together. Broad Goshen stone paths and terraces define and connect the spaces." - Mickey Rathbun, Daily Hampshire Gazette. Photos by Carol Lollis.
It's almost summer solstice. The fireflies are beginning to fill the field behind my house, the days are wonderfully long, the air is balmy, and my paintings (with a long break for gardening) are progressing nicely. I've ordered a screen door to let the garden view and breezes into my studio.
These journal entries are meant to give you insight into my working process and - in the case of the garden tour - another aspect of my life. Thank you for reading.
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