Classes March and April were full and delightful. Students are enthusiastic and adventuresome. Ready to focus and learn.
I have a class scheduled the end of May and then nothing until August since we will be travelling and painting in Maine.
I have been accepted in several shows … Mexico city and also Rockland, Maine.

I am excited to enlarge my studio, even though concrete dust has settled everywhere.
Please do contact me ( vellum1@mac.com) if you want to schedule a workshop with me. My pleasure.
Recently, I had the honor of one of my paintings being purchased by the mayor of Union county in Troncones.

I dónate paintings that i do while on vacation there to a wonderful organization that supports the schools and students, Las Hermanas de Troncones.

The Annual PLein Air Festival is in the works. This year it will be November 22,23,24,25 in the same location Galeria San Francisco in Fabrica Aurora. To sign up again and for more information be sure to visit IWSSMA.org in the future.

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I am preparing for my next exhibition in Galeria San Francisco… Vistas of San Miguel… The show will be running simultaneously with the PLein Air Festival.
Be well and I hope to see you soon in a class, at my exhibit or at the Plein Air Festival..

To view wrap ups of the festivals visit…

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15HF57GBr6/

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1TNJSGef7n/

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DsbXv6JpA/

Next year ‘s  Festival is already in the planning for  November 6/7/8/9

I have been actively participating in competitions around the world shared on the IWS  site  :The International Watercolor Society SMA at Galeria San Francisco .   Works are on exhibition in India, Mexico and the states.

I am thoroughly enjoying zoom classes with Janine Galizzia. Her mentoring has helped my sales in the gallery. https://www.janine-gallizia.com

Enjoy the holidays. Treat yourself to a watercolor workshop.

Here are new paintings and schedules..

However, February and March are full

Best,

LInda

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The Plein Air Festival  is soon here. If you can, do sign up.  It is a wonderful event,  fun to paint and meet artists from around the world.

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Life in San Miguel continúes to be exciting and satisfying.

I was just published in a french magazine with assistance from my painting mentor, Janine gallezia.

We have reurned from a river cruise Amsterdam to Vienna which afforded me many lovely vistas to paint and enjoy. some were sold , some were gifts.

My once a  month classes fill up quickly.

Join us when you can.

Best,

Linda

IWS San Miguel de Allende third year annual Plein Air Festival is around the córner: November 7/8/9/10.

Super cash prises and  art materials.

Enrollment is limited and filling fast. It is a great event with artists from, around the world, demos, events for kids, and a gala reception for artists.. www.iwssma.org

 

We just returned to Mexico from 2 weeks in Maine. I had a chance to paint almost everyday. In between feasting with family on lobsters and clams, haddock and shrimp, visits to local preserves offered lovely vistas to paint.

These Maine paintings above are  with my agent in Rockland.

class for August are 26/27/28th

These other paintings are in competitions around the world with International Watercolor Society. I was just selected for Olympia Art  Competition in India with painting below..

In September I will be painting  in Europe.

Be well

Linda

2023 was our second annual PleinAir Festival and it was a huge success..

The sponsors and prizes and talent were amazing.

We worked as an excellent team:

Tere Lejero

Irina Yushmanova

Cesar Gordillo

Efren Gonzalez

We are ready to plan for next year…November..bigger and better

My winter transitión classes begin in January. I have many return students and several new. I keep the classes small to allow individualized instruction. I have 2 openings now for the class.

I have freed my March class schedule  to allow Efren Gonzalez a workshop in

our gallery. He is fantastic and I will take the class as well.

My opening in Ocotober was quite successful and I, gracias adiós,  had many sales.

I continue to study with Janine Galliza and Tim Wilmot. We continue to work with International watercolor Society ( IWSSMA.org) and submit works for international recognition.

I am mentoring 2 young art students with theJovenes Adelante program and enjoy painting with them when we go out for plein air.

Have a fabulous new year and keep painting!

LInda

We just retruned from a wonderful trip to Egypt, sailing down the Nile and then visiting Dubai.  We learned so much and enjoyed allthe sites. On the off day I was able to capture some vistas and paitings. I especially like the row of tourists in “Valley of the Kings.”

I am excited about my opening this Saturday  and the Plein Air Festival November 9-12  IWSSMA.org

Well, times have certainly changed. For many artists, the creative spirit was thrown off kilter with the stress and worry of our new lifestyle and situation. It was exactly the same for me; it took several months until I felt strong enough to go into the studio and resume painting. We closed down on March 13th and I started painting again  sometime in May.

Online classes with Tim Wilmot and Gary Tucker have been my motivating forces. I watch their demos and then find a subject matter that is personal to me and apply what has been covered to a new motif. Below are total results of several recent months of painting. I have missed plein aire as I miss my painting partners; they are in Boise, Tuscon and Whidbey Island. I remain comfortably ensconced in San Miguel de Allende where the weather here is warm and lovely with rain in the evenings.

All of these works are matted  20×24 watercolor on Arches 140 pound paper.

These works  will also be featured on the Galeria San Francisco website available for purchase with possible shipping arrangments. http://www.galeriasanfrancisco.com

I hope you enjoy these new works. I shall continue to paint everyday taking joy in the meditative process and concentration. I wish you all well. If you have any questions, please contact me. Be safe and optimistic. Until next,

LInda

Our annual trips to Maine to paint are a must. This year we visited Scarborough and found many hidden, ideal places to visit and paint. The park at Portland Head is lovely.

July began another series of successful classes. Since the majority were returning students, they were pushed even further in their artistic journey by painting themes such as food,water, animals.

Lorie and are are working on the third book about secret gardens in and around San Miguel. These are a few recent shots of the process of finding a site, using the sketch book and beginning to paint. We are painting every Friday.

Finally, new classes are coming up in August. Class is almost full. This month the theme will be everything Mexican: Mexican toys, food, old photos and San Miguel in the rain!  Join us!

Linda

May has been full and busy ( and warm). I have a show coming up at  Galeria San Francisco in December so I have been painting almost everyday. Fridays are still reserved to paint with Lorie for our third book, Secret Gardens of San Miguel. Below is an example of one of the garden paintings: “West Garden”. These excursions are enjoyable and challenging and it will be a wonderful book. Our second book, Travels Along the Laja; Snippets of Paintable History is at the editor now.  Do check out Lorie’s blog, www.Capillasma.org and subscribe to see our Friday adventures.

I am taking June off to paint in Maine and Vermont.

Classes at the wonderful new studio resume in full in July. I like to keep the classes small and they fill up quickly. I offer a very nice discount for returning students.

Examples of new paintings are below. If one catches your eye, let me know so I can tag it for you before the show. Shipping is available.

Have a wonderful summer. I will share maine/Vermont paintings next month.

I am drooling already for lobster rolls and oysters and clams…

Best,

LInda