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

Paintings range from $1,800 to $60,000 Pastels from $1,200 to $12,000 Monotypes from $500 to $1,350 Fine art prints available from $145 For more information or pricing of a particular work, contact: LINDA H. POST EMAIL: LINDA@LHPOST.COM Work is also available through: ​R. MICHELSON GALLERIES EMAIL: RM@RMICHELSON.COM ​ AND ARTSY.NET Your message was sent successfully! Send

PAINTINGS The women and girls in my paintings live in the seascapes of my childhood, colored by my memories. Almost all of the paintings on this page feature companion birds. Much of the recent work depicts figures that are life-sized or larger. The viewpoint is often just outside the picture plane – one more step and you are inside. Read about the creative process of much of my work in my online journal . Many of these paintings can be purchased as signed, limited edition fine art prints . Linda H. Post Stretching "The Willing Suspension of Disbelief" I have included birds in my work for a long time. They can act as a major character in the narrative, like this talking seagull. The conjunction of women and birds evokes an especially vivid dream. Birds are sometimes companions, other times avatars of change, growth, or escape. "Speaking the Language of Birds" is 75" x 48", oil on linen. The woman in the foreground exudes both serenity and power. At 72" high by 84" wide, the scale of "Sirens" is larger than life, giving the sense that one could walk right into the world depicted in this painting. The vivid red began as the underpainting to a blue sky, but the cadmium set off the figures so brilliantly that the red became permanent. The two adolescent girls in “Birdwatchers of Chappaquiddick” are very present and watchful, in every sense of the word. The salt grasses and sand dunes leading to the sea hold mystery and adventure beyond their stone wall. One bird is safely cradled while the other, flying from the open sea beyond, alights on the wall. 76" x 31", oil on linen. The Willing Suspension of Disbelief Speaking The Language of Birds Sirens Birdwatchers of Chappaquiddick The Raven's Gift Tempest The young woman on the right, leaning against the fence, is the anchor in reality for this piece. I think of the girl in the tutu cradling a seagull as an apparition, along with the glowing tents. After I stretched this painting, I re-imagined and repainted all of the tents. To see its progress, read my blog posts, starting here. 72" x 53", oil on linen. The raven in this painting is a bearer of gifts. In mythology, the raven signifies magic, prophecy and good luck - and is often the bearer of messages from the gods to the mortal world. The volume and expression of the figure's hands and arms were integral to this painting. The contrast between the warmth of her flesh and the deep, cool background color created a wonderfully three-dimensional composition. Oil on canvas, 30" x 40". The young girl stands her ground, gazing up at the menacing yellow sky, the black clouds, the swirling twisters. The striped tents have come untethered and are caught up in the maelstrom. Is it a dream? "Tempest" is an oil on panel, 36" x 24". MORE PAINTINGS

PASTELS detail, "Water" , from The Elements. SOLD Pastels were my primary medium for many years. Working with soft pastel sticks is a natural extension of my fingers into the realm of pure pigment. I am much more enamored of the sticks as they wear down to tiny stubs of color, working together with my hands in a rhythm of sweeping, smearing and staccato motions. Even when applying oil paints, I'll often put the paintbrush aside - leaving fingerprints, scratches and the mark of my hand in the pools of color on the canvas. This is a sampling of pastels from over the years. Sizes listed are image size, without frame dimensions. Some are now available as fine art prints . Linda H. Post Learning To Fly Into The Night River Secret Garden Cape Light Swimmers In The River Air and Water Wake Float "Learning To Fly" is a pastel, 50" x 36", set over the Connecticut River. It was one of my first forays into a visual expression of the cusp between childhood and adolescence, and one of the largest pieces in this extensive series of airborne figures. SOLD Available as a limited edition print. In "Into The Night River", the boat is the psychological "bridge" between air and water, conscious and unconscious. A dreamer leaves the boat, floating through the air into the water. The boatman is her anchor, her refuge. The sky is on the cusp of night and day. 25" x 50". SOLD "Air and Water" is a pastel triptych, 30" x 56". The diver/flyer is a self-portrait, one of many painted over the years. The deep blue water is turbulent, plants shoot into the air and the seabird heads for the safety of the sky. A birds-eye view of the Connecticut River is the setting for "Wake", which is 48" x 38". Tumbling through the air, the main figure is watched by a swimmer, a boater, and a bird carrying a dreamer. The man and woman float among water lilies and swimming koi, making their way though a liquid garden path. The woman is serene, the man watchful. "Secret Garden" is 30" x 22". In "Cape Light" I experimented with applying pastels to a solid gesso panel, then adding varnish to create a matte textured surface that could be framed without glass. 20" x 24". "Swimmers in the River", 50" x 36", is from the same series as "Into The Night River". The surreal setting is actually the Connecticut River, which possesses a wonderful rounded island that I passed every day on my way to my Holyoke, MA studio. SOLD "Float" depicts a whirlpool, drawing fish and swimmers into its vortex. It consists of six panels, all pastel over monotype on Arches Cover paper. Each panel is 28" x 24". Available as limited edition prints as a set or as separate prints. Water II This is the second version of "Water", pictured on top of this page. It was commissioned by a collector when the first one sold. All are self-portraits, and part of The Elements series of pastels, each one 50" x 42". SOLD Available as a limited edition print. Earth "Earth" is a 50" x 42" pastel, one of the self-portraits that make up The Elements . The trees and grass envelope the figure, almost caressing her. Each of the works in this series portrays a total immersion into one of the Elements: Earth, Air, Water, Fire. Available as a limited edition print. BACK TO PORTFOLIO