“There is a dreamlike aspect to my paintings,” she explains, “a surreal confluence of elements that feels very real.” That uncertainty is fundamental to Post’s narrative realism. Her paintings offer enough visual specificity to suggest an event, but they withhold the information necessary to settle its meaning.

Adventures in Wonderland, oil painting on wood panel. 48" x 36" If you've been following me here, or on Instagram, Facebook or Substack, you have viewed stages of this painting since early last fall - nearly a year. It’s a complex painting but very playful, with those striped cabanas lined up on the horizon, the juicy peach, and a girl practicing handstands on the sand. Summertime, indeed. As usual, I made a rough sketch of the full painting on a primed wood panel, before starting to lay on...

I was invited to participate in the Biennial WOMAN 2026 exhibit at James Baird Gallery in Newfoundland. Tour my garden and support a library! Adventures in Wonderland on the easel, and the cover art for On the Lip of the Night.