IS THIS THE FINAL FRONTIER FOR ART? On February 22, the Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus spacecraft successfully landed on the moon’s southern hemisphere.  On board the Odysseus is the Lunar Codex, a time capsule that contains the work of thousands of contemporary artists. WHY IS MY WORK ARCHIVED ON THE MOON? Good question! Among the cultural icons and artifacts included in the Lunar Codex mission is an archive of every issue of Poets/Artists Magazine. I was the magazine's featured artist in August, 2012. It was exciting to be prominently featured in the magazine to begin with - it is a full color, large format (11" x 17" printed on heavy card stock), beautifully designed publication that has reproduced the work of many renowned artists and writers over the years. WANT TO KNOW MORE? This was the first U.S. moon landing since 1972 and the first commercial spacecraft to ever land on the moon. The Lunar Codex Project, founded by Canadian physicist and author Samuel Peralta, serves as a cultural time capsule of modern-day Earth. Peralta has called it “a Rosetta Stone to our culture" that is designed to survive for 10,000 years. It's fitting that, in parallel with Artemis - a program attempting to land the first woman on the Moon - the Lunar Codex is the first project to launch the works of women artists to the lunar surface. "Our hope is that future travelers who find these time capsules will discover some of the richness of our world today... It speaks to the idea that, despite wars and pandemics and climate upheaval, humankind found time to dream, time to create art.” - Samuel Peralta​ ​ STAY IN THE LOOP! Follow me on Instagram and Facebook. Be the first to see new journal entries.

The Art Complex Museum in Duxbury, MA is mounting an exhibition based on women artists' interpretation of the famous Gauguin painting that hangs in the MFA Boston. Conceived by the Massachusetts chapter of the National Association of Women Artists, this juried museum show encompasses a broad spectrum of ideas and mediums. I am honored to be included. I will exhibit The Procession of Hope and Feathers, on its first journey outside of Northampton. All of my works occupy a mythic place in our consciousness, and question what we know about the world. The girls and women in my paintings make us ask, “What are they thinking?”  Their placement in such lush, enigmatic settings questions, “Why are we here?” About the same scale as Gauguin's Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?, at 11 feet wide, the four women of The Procession of Hope and Feathers are accompanied by four birds, two bird masks, and a winged helmet. Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? Art Complex Museum, Duxbury MA Opening Reception: May 12, 1-4 pm. On view: April 28 - September 1. Fresh new art supplies! Opening up new art materials is more fun than a barrel of monkeys. I knew I would be traveling places this winter, so I looked for something portable to bring along with me. This compact box of pastel pencils with sliding drawers and a couple of pads of heavy, archival paper fit the bill - and my luggage. Does this painting look familiar? The Willing Suspension of Disbelief received a rave review from Artscope Magazine last summer when it was on view at the Danforth Art Museum for the Annual Juried Exhibition. This year it is included in Girl Art Now, a virtual exhibition at Hera Gallery. As the curator said, "This was a very, VERY difficult decision to narrow down, with over 800 entries! As we celebrate our 50th anniversary as one of the first women-run galleries to open in the United States, we are honored to be able to host another year of artists and thought-provoking, consciousness-raising exhibitions." In other news, two online exhibits just ended, but you can still follow the links. Frozen Dreams & Abstract Realities: Winter’s Dual Nature mounted by the National Organization of Women Artists featured my monotype Hillside Revels for which I received Honorable Mention. 33 Contemporary Gallery exhibited my large pastel, Wake, in their winter show on Artsy.com called W A T E R. I'm looking forward to sharing more good stuff, plus updates on the big painting on my easel as we head into the spring. If you aren't already in the loop and receiving my very occasional emails, please sign up here. And do share these journal entries on social media and with your friends. Cheers! Linda

NEW WORK GET AN ARTIST'S PROOF EXHIBITIONS & PUBLICATIONS As we move toward the Winter Equinox and a new year, here I am channeling spring. The "pink moon", a symbol of rebirth, regeneration, and balance, is a time to reflect on where you are and where you're heading. It occurs in April, when the pink phlox blooms. In 2023 it was also a glowing super moon, hanging huge in the sky. NEW WORK IN PROGRESS This 4-foot by 6-foot painting is the second work in my new "Pink Moon" series. I've been manipulating the composition for almost a year, until it was finally close enough to sketch out on the prepared wood panel. I've just started to block in a bit of color. I love the scale of this one. If you've been following my progress, you know that I recently finished a series of 16" square and 24" square paintings set in Costa Rica. Going back to bigger paintbrushes and broad brushstrokes actually feels like it loosens my brain. With all that space, I am more open to changes as this painting develops. WOW! $145 ARTIST'S PROOFS! Just like any printing process, my archival print editions go through steps before I am ready to release them into the world. In this case, a print has to meet certain specifications - accuracy, color matching, and clarity - before it becomes an edition. When it meets the exacting standards of a perfectionist Virgo (that's me!) I sign it as an "artist's proof". These are printed on the same museum-quality paper, but a bit smaller. DO IT TODAY! There is only one artist's proof of each of these! The works pictured here are first-come, first-served. Once that proof is sold, there are no more artist's proofs available. Simply head to SHOP FINE ART PRINTS to reserve yours. MORE NEWS FROM THE STUDIO The New Britain Museum of American Art in Connecticut included my painting Dance of the Pelicans in their annual "Nor'Easter", a prestigious juried exhibition of regional art. Dance of the Pelicans won the Visitor's Choice Award! If you looked at my online journals from this year, you'll realize that my work has been included in eight museum and gallery exhibitions in 2023. Plus, four magazines and a color exhibition catalogue. In January, 33 Contemporary Gallery has selected Wake for their "Water" exhibit on Artsy.com I wish you a happy, healthy and creative holiday season. Feel free to email me anytime with questions, and please share the link to this post. Guess it's time for me to get back to painting! Cheers, Linda

I make paintings of powerful women, the sea, mysterious encounters, and uncommon places. These works occupy a mythic place in our consciousness, and question what we know about the world. Most of the settings of my paintings are imaginary places of reflection and contemplation. I chronicle all my travels in photographs. I combine landscapes, seascapes, people, architecture, creatures, and all sorts of odd details that have never existed together in reality. I love painting patterns, and skies on the cusp of change. Especially in my larger work, my viewpoint is often just outside the picture plane – one more step and you feel as if you can enter the narrative of the painting. ​ Birds, especially seabirds, have long been choreographed into my work, sometimes as companions, other times as avatars of change, growth, or escape. The conjunction of women and birds placed in enigmatic landscapes evokes an especially vivid dream. by Editor Brian Goslow in Artscope Magazine , July/August 2023 ​ "My favorite work in the exhibition was Linda Post’s “The Willing Suspension of Disbelief”, a large 72” x 53” oil on linen canvas painting truly enhanced by its huge size that fully allows one to see features that wouldn’t have been apparent looking at a digital image. Not only do you feel the intense presence of two women leaning against an aging fence - one holding a seagull while a second gull, it’s open beak seemingly smiling as its red eye looks out at the viewer - but four tents, the event they’ve been raised for unapparent. Post said that the "surreal, shape-shifting tents" are one of the dreamlike places that occur often in her work... In the back of the painting a couple sits around a campfire, their attention alternating between each other and the rising moon. "When I began this painting, it was a sunset. By the end it was a moonrise," says Post. "Things change." The Danforth's annual juried show will always leave me with several artists whose work I will be following for years to come." DANFORTH ART MUSEUM JURIED EXHIBITION REVIEW View the exhibit "The Willing Suspension of Disbelief" with narration by artist Linda H. Post at R. Michelson Galleries On February 22, the Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus spacecraft successfully landed on the moon’s southern hemisphere. On board the Odysseus is the Lunar Codex, a time capsule that contains the work of contemporary artists, writers, and musicians. My work is among them. READ MORE Paintings range from $1,800 to $60,000 Pastels start at $1,200 Monotypes from $500 to $1,350 COLLECTIONS RESUME BIBLIOGRAPHY To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key.

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MORE PAINTINGS detail, "Fire on the Beach", 14" x 11" Most of the settings of my paintings are places of reflection and contemplation. I have always felt the ocean to be a magical place. I am stirred by the sea’s endless sky, the perfect light, the gentle dunes, and the ancient stone pathways and walls that crisscross New England coastlines. Linda H. Post A Gathering Storm Listen to the Sea Deceptive Waters Chappaquiddick In the Cool Blue of the Day Perfect Light This very horizontal wood panel was given to me by a fellow artist, and I puzzled over my composition for quite a while. "Listen to the Sea" is 24" x 12", a paean to the end of a long summer's day by the ocean. SOLD This girl walks alone, slipping on a tee shirt as the day cools down. This painting is a cross between my printmaking and painting styles, looser and more spontaneous. "In the Cool Blue of the Day" is 11" x 14", oil on wood panel. SOLD "Deceptive Waters" is 30" x 24", oil on panel. The glowing, tranquil seascape is a composite of Bass River and Mayflower Beach on Cape Cod, lit by the setting sun. This was the first painting that featured the striped tents of Chappaquiddick, hence its title. An eerie light casts the long shadows of late afternoon. A storm is brewing on the horizon. "Chappaquiddick" is oil on wood panel, 30" x 24". This lighthouse at the end of the long stone jetty actually exists in Rockland, Maine. The body language of both figures in "A Gathering Storm" expresses the attitudes of adolescence. The painting is a 24" x 30" oil on panel. A family on a summer's day at the edge of the sea is caught in an iconic snapshot moment. "Perfect Light" is a small oil on wood, 11" x 14". BACK TO NEW PAINTINGS PASTELS MONOTYPES