I invite you to view my panoramic painting, The Procession of Hope and Feathers, which is included in the exhibit “Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?” from April 28 through September 1. The opening reception will be held May 12 from 1-4pm, and I would love to see you there. The exhibition is 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. My 132” x 68” work is the culmination of a long series of oil paintings depicting powerful women, the sea, mysterious encounters and uncommon places. 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 work, the four women of The Procession of Hope and Feathers are accompanied by four birds, a raven mask, a beaked plague doctor’s mask, and a winged helmet. The title comes from a poem by Emily Dickinson. Look - there's a new painting on the easel! It's part of my "pink moon" series and brings me back to a larger scale, four feet by six feet. The photograph was taken to accompany an interview conducted by Didi Menendez of 33 Contemporary Gallery in Chicago and Miami, and the publisher of Poets/Artists Magazine: you can read it here. This one is much further along now - I've covered the whole surface with paint and the two figures - including the brilliant red tutu - are almost complete. It's always complicated working this big. I still have to make the details feel very realistic, but those details shouldn't distract you from taking in the entire composition. Have you noticed that I have been posting my progress regularly on social media? More opportunities to see my work are coming up, with exhibitions both online and in person. I'll be keeping everyone in the loop on Facebook and Instagram, so please follow my pages. It's all part of the process, so thanks for spending a few minutes with me today. You can add friends to my mailing list here.

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

New England's prestigious Annual Juried Exhibition at the Danforth Art Museum in Framingham, MA will be on display through Sunday, Sept. 17. It's a show filled with beautiful and intriguing works of art in many mediums. The June opening was so crowded I had to return last month to be able to spend some time with each piece. A great part of being included in this exhibit was the four-page review of the show in Artscope Magazine by the editor, Brian Goslow. This is what he wrote: "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... The Danforth's annual juried show will always leave me with several artists whose work I will be following for years to come." Hannah and Alison were the models for that painting. My next bit of news is that another painting that features Alison will be on exhibit at the New Britain Museum of American Art in Connecticut, from September 21 - October 8. That's Dance of the Pelicans, from my Costa Rica series. If you live near either of these wonderful museums, it's well worth a visit to see the shows while they are still on display. Five of my paintings were selected for publication in the Winter 2023 issue of Raw Art Review. Each has its own page. There is definitely a narrative aspect to my work; you could almost call it poetry. Literary magazines have always responded enthusiastically to my imagery and have often given me a home in their pages. Completed! The first painting in my "Pink Moon" series is off the easel and ready to be framed. This is Swan Song of the Pink Moon, 24" x 24". The Swan Song painting is available for purchase by contacting me directly. I also offer this work online as a museum quality signed print. Before I start the next one in the series, which will be four feet by six feet, I'm playing around with some smaller panels. Just sky and moon for now. The sky I want is such a deep, rich, violet blue that it's prudent to test my technique on something smaller. My summer travels took me to Portugal, which was full of history, fantasy, art, music, and those incredible custard tarts they call natas. The images from that trip will, I'm certain, inspire future paintings - my travels often do. I wish you a soft re-entry into autumn, with summer memories already tucked away. Cheers! Linda

It's been a really busy few months, filled with lots of projects, inspiring travel, and responsibilities. Back at my easel after a hiatus, I am so looking forward to the beginning of a new series. I sketched out this two-foot-square painting months ago, and I've been working on it whenever I get a chance - still, quite a ways to go. The pink moon represents optimism for the future, rebirth, and a deep internal focus on every level. This year, for me, it symbolizes goals and dreams coming to fruition. UP NOW One of my goals was to get my work out out of the studio and into the world. A few of those spring exhibits have come down, but some are still open and there are more on the way. Secrets of the Tides is at the Cape Cod Museum of Art in Dennis in the themed exhibit "In Tandem", up through July 30. Tempest is in the American Women Artists exhibition at Brookgreen Gardens Museum in South Carolina through July 23. The Danforth Art Museum's Annual Juried Exhibition opened on July 24th. This is a competitive survey of New England artists. My 6-foot-wide oil painting The Willing Suspension of Disbelief is on display through September 17 at the museum in Framingham, MA. Want to know more about this painting? The museum created an audio file where I speak about my ideas and process. Download the Danforth Art Museum app on your iPhone or iPad, then go to the juried exhibition. The artists are listed alphabetically; click on my name and you’ll hear me talk about the work. Plus, there’s a slide show of how the painting was created. UPCOMING SHOWS AND NEWS Opening July 10 on Artsy.com is "Wonder Woman", portraits of wondrous females curated by Didi Menendez and Sergio Gomez of 33 Contemporary Gallery. They selected The Raven's Gift for this exhibit. That painting was also the cover art for last October's issue of The Artful Mind - which you can still read online. Online "live" July 3 - 31 on www.thenawa.org is the Summer Small Works Show of the National Association of Women Artists. Perfect Light is the title of this 11" x 14" oil painting. I've been working on easel-sized paintings for quite a while now, and I think it's time to return to a larger scale. The next painting in my pink moon series is likely to be six feet tall. I've created a rough digital sketch to work from, and you can see where I'm headed. Of course, it will change as I work, as all art does. This one also includes swans. And I've brought back my surreal shape-shifting striped tents. There's something magical about a large painting or photograph. It makes me want to step right into the scene, be part of the story. Thank you for following my blog. I often post images of works in progress on my Facebook and Instagram pages. If you follow me there, you actually don't have to wait for my very infrequent e-newsletters and blog posts. If you have any questions about pricing and availability, don't hesitate to email me at linda@lhpost.com And signed, archival prints can be found here. Enjoy the start of summertime! (And although I couldn't make the opening, I was able to stop by to see the exhibit at the Cotuit Center for the Arts on Cape Cod. Loved Fledgling's placement!)

SAVE THE DATES. Fledgling is from my recent series of 16" square oil paintings set in Costa Rica. It's one of my favorites, so I'm pleased that it was selected for the exhibition “We’ve Been Around Forever”. It opens May 6 at both the upstairs and downstairs galleries at the Cotuit Center for the Arts on Cape Cod, and runs through June 11. If you're on the Cape, I do hope you'll stop by to see it. Opening May 10 at the Cape Cod Museum of Art in Dennis is the themed exhibit "In Tandem". I knew immediately which of my paintings to submit to this one. Two dramatically lit adolescent girls in companionable juxtaposition gaze downward as they walk - in tandem - away from the tents in Secrets of the Tides. The striped, shape-shifting tents in this extensive series of paintings and monotypes evoke an especially vivid dream, but do actually exist on Chappaquiddick Island, Martha’s Vineyard. Oil painting on wood, 24" x 36". The Museum has scheduled this show well into the summer - through July 30 - and I think it's totally worth an afternoon's detour from the beach. May 13 - July 23. Further down the coastline, at Brookgreen Gardens Museum in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, American Women Artists mounts its museum show of notable art by women, "Pushing Forward, Reaching Back". Tempest will be on view for almost two months. A color catalogue is published in conjunction with this exhibition, and Tempest has a full page. In this 36" x 24" painting, the young woman 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. This dreamlike painting is a metaphor for the magic, transformations, and turbulence of adolescence. Both Tempest and Secrets of the Tides sport handsome new frames built by R. Michelson Galleries to make their museum debuts. I'm pretty excited to share even more good news. I know we're all just about done with April, but the April issue of American Art Collector magazine included an image of my pastel painting Aurora in its review of 33 Contemporary Gallery's exhibit M O (U) R N I N G. You can still see the entire show online on Artsy. Women continue to be grossly under-represented in museum collections, and vastly undervalued in the art world. Want to see some statistics? Two of my upcoming exhibitions represent exclusively female artists. You can help change these statistics by actively supporting the art of women. In my next blog post, I'll catch you up with what's on my easel. Thank you for following along with me. Please feel free to share this page with friends and colleagues, and sign up to get my e-newsletter. Now let's get out and frolic among the flowers! Linda

No more than 15" in any dimension was the criteria for the National Association of Women Artists' juried "WINTER SMALL WORKS" exhibit through Feb. 28. Looking through my flat files, I came across an unfinished painting, just 9" x 12". Onto the easel it went, and soon it became “On the Edge of the World”. It is online here in the Small Works show, and the price includes framing (which at 11" x 14" is STILL under 15") and shipping. Remember, all purchases from this show help support the careers and promotion of professional women artists in the USA. This piece is from my ongoing series portraying young girls coming of age. My subjects are often on the cusp of change. They are contemplating their futures, preparing their imaginations – and their lives – to take flight. Within these girls lies the power to achieve their dreams. TEMPEST AT BROOKGREEN GARDENS MUSEUM IN MAY My painting Tempest was accepted into AWA's 2023 museum exhibition Pushing Forward Reaching Back at Brookgreen Gardens in South Carolina, May 13-July 23, 2023. Since its inception, American Women Artists has worked diligently to bring women artists to the attention of the art world through museum shows, juried competitions in leading galleries around the country, symposiums, workshops, and international travel and exhibitions. 33 Contemporary Gallery M O (U) R N I N G Opening April 1, this exhibit of works depicting both "morning" and "mourning" was curated by Didi Menendez of Poets/Artists. Asked for a statement by American Art Collector Magazine, I wrote: I grew up along the New England coast, traveled the seas, and have always felt the ocean to be a magical place. I am stirred by the endless sky and the perfect light. Birds 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 and seascapes evokes an especially vivid dream. There is a quotation by Terry Tempest Williams, from "When Women Were Birds" which expresses quite well Aurora’s inspiration by both “morning” and “mourning”. "Once upon a time, when women were birds, there was the simple understanding that to sing at dawn and to sing at dusk was to heal the world through joy. The birds still remember what we have forgotten, that the world is meant to be celebrated.” The woman in this pastel raises her arms to embrace the dawn at sea, accompanied by seabirds, her face lit by the rising sun. As she greets the new day, a part of her remembers when women were birds, and mourns that existential loss. Speaking of birds, I am now channeling swans. Two of my paintings in progress feature swans, known for their beauty, elegance, and grace. The swan is a large waterfowl that has the ability to swim and fly with incredible speed and agility. This bird is also highly intelligent, and very devoted to its mate and offspring. I'm looking forward to spring, and to these upcoming and ongoing exhibitions. Thank you for following me, and please feel free to share my posts and emails with your friends, family and colleagues. Cheers! Linda Instagram: lhpost_art Facebook: LindaPostArt

Where do my painting ideas come from? Sometimes I wake from a dream with an image floating in my mind. When I'm out and about I'll spy a vignette from the corner of my eye that calls out to me. In my travels, I'm always carrying my Nikon 5300, a tiny Canon Power-Shot, or at least the camera in my iPhone. Everything I could use is catalogued. These tools are how I mesh the pieces of the puzzle that become a painting. THE DIGITAL SKETCH For the past month or so, I've been entranced by the image of last spring's pink full moon. Combined with the gnarly Costa Rica islets I've used before, and a sandy beach bathed in golden light, I had a "place" for my story that exists only in my mind - and on my easel. In September, I saw a big flock of swans swimming in an inlet in Little Compton, RI. Swans are not just beautiful and graceful, but they mate for life. There are several versions of this sketch. In one, the woman is nestling a huge bird in her arms. The one pictured here tells a more dynamic - and playful - narrative. Everything is in movement. The dots and stripes of her costume flow as the woman falls in step with the swan. The bird's mate soars overhead, silhouetted against the pink moon. Far away, more birds fill the sky. Once I start to paint, I know it will change. A digital sketch is, after all, just a concept. A QUESTION OF SCALE I continued to ponder the "pink moon and swan" theme. This one, with its deep blue sky and dark trees, began as a square. The girls posed for me on Martha's Vineyard years ago. The moonlit striped tents are also from the Vineyard. The rolling green landscape is Bermuda. The large swan became the third of the "three graces" in this sketch. I dressed the girls in costumes from my extensive digital wardrobe. This is a complex composition. It was obvious that there was too much going on for it to remain square. The newly expansive sky gives it lots of breathing room. My next decision is whether to paint it on a 24" x 36" panel, or to tack a 6-foot-tall canvas to the wall and make it really big. OTHER NEWS I shipped my most recent painting off to its new owner, who wrote: "The painting arrived yesterday afternoon. I carefully opened it and was delighted. We have been rearranging artwork on our walls, trying to decide where to place it. It brings me joy whenever I look at it, and for that I am grateful." I am offering that painting, Sky Blue Pink, as a limited edition fine art print. The larger size is almost the scale of the original painting, and it's a remarkable piece for $395. I have added some other new prints to the various collections on my website. They start at $295, with free shipping, and I will include a lovely desktop calendar filled with my paintings with each order - consider it my gift to you! Feel free to share my blog links. There is more on the horizon, and I promise to keep you in the loop. Thank you for following me on this journey. If you are interested in my original paintings, pastels, or monotypes, just email me directly. Cheers! Linda Follow me on social media for more frequent updates on my progress. Are you on my mailing list yet? Do you know someone who should be? My e-newsletters are very infrequent, maybe six or seven a year, and won't clog up your in-box. Sign up here!

The October issue of The Artful Mind devoted its cover to my painting, The Raven's Gift. Inside this issue is an extensive six-page interview with me - and the editor asked some pretty intriguing questions. Curious? Read the magazine online. Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine's theme for its November/December issue is "Figures in Costume". Soliloquy was their pick (I do use costumes a LOT in my paintings). The combo of a contemporary tattooed female harlequin, brilliant sunset and pink flamingos must have tipped the scale. Also coming out this fall, my painting Tempest will be included in the "Outrage" issue of Juniper Rag Magazine, a response to the Supreme Court's Roe decision. Michelle May, the magazine's co-founder, wrote to me: "Our biggest emotional pull was Tempest. It really conveys the feeling of chaos and uncontrollability that is pervasive in our society right now, and with the woman looking up, with light on her face, it illustrates strength and hope. We can’t wait to publish this work." When asked to submit a piece for the 133rd Annual Exhibition of the National Association of Women Artists it was hard to decide. Cape Light (pictured) has been one of my very favorite works for a long time. It fit the size restriction (30 inches or less, framed) and it's a great example both of where I've been artistically and where I'm going. The exhibition runs October 14 - 29 at One Art Space, in the street level gallery at 23 Warren Street in Tribeca, in NYC. The opening is October 20 from 6-9pm. Celebrating my inclusion in these publications, during the month of October the R. Michelson Galleries at 132 Main Street in Northampton, MA will show two of the paintings. Soliloquy is in the front window. The Raven's Gift is on display on the main floor. Come check them out! If you've read this far, I have a last bit of news! The 24" square painting I've been working on for months, Sky Blue Pink, is finished. This painting has already found a home - the collector saw it half-painted on my easel over the summer and loved it. I am offering Sky Blue Pink as a limited edition fine art print. The larger size is almost the scale of the original painting, and it's a remarkable piece for $395. This is a very newsy blog post. A lot came together in a very short period of time, and I was eager to share. There is more on the horizon, and I promise to keep you in the loop. Are you on my mailing list? Sign up here! Cheers! Linda