Portfolio of 12 Drawings will be given away in September.

CondolenciesLinda Armantrout is drawing on the New iPad  this summer. Please "Share" on Facebook about an opportunity to win a portfolio of 12 drawings to be included in the "Drawing Hat". Each drawing will be printed on high quality digital paper and presented in a 9"x 12" portfolio to the winner. Please "Share" often with one "Chance" for each person who shares.

Connection to Ancestors Series

Armantrout's process on this painting and the one that followed included listening to the music from the Honor the Earth Tour.The painting, "Power Image No. 7-Connection to Ancestors", was the inspiration for Linda's exploration of rock art and the connections cultural, spiritual, historic, and prehistoric found in these global symbols. The making of marks over marks allows Armantrout to explore the push/pull of shallow space in her picture plane, and the play between abstract and representational. The complex ambiguities of timelessness or emptiness, of concise or deep are worthy of exploration in process and content. The image of the horse continues to be a cross-cultural icon. This exploration of ideas is refered to as the Connection to Ancestors Series.

Telluride Installation Complete

Three paintings, "Leaving a Mark in Pursuit of Oneness"/60"x72" dyptych/oil on canvas, "I am..."/30"x30" /oil on canvas, and "Wind River Mustangs"/24"x36"/oil on canvas were installed in their permanent home in Telluride, Colorado by Rodney Briggs, Ralph Lauren Home Collection Super Designer in June. See available paintings and Giclee Limited Edition prints. Click Here. Linda Armantrout is so grateful to have the paintngs out in the world. A reminder to those who loved these originals, Linda accepts commissions and can work with your wall dimensions and with her rich content and palette. 

Janet Russell receives Women who Light the Community Award

Linda's friend and Gallerist, Janet Russell of Creative Framing Art Gallery was honored with the Boulder Chamber of Commerce Award for her work in the arts community.  Janet had a vision for Main Street, Louisville that has resulted in a vibrant First Friday Art walk and the formation of the Louisville Arts District.  Janet is a tireless supporter of artists and collectors and business owners. As a result, Downtown Louisville has become a destination for arts lovers. Some previous receipients of the Women Who Light the Community Award have been Josie Heath, Molly Tayer, Ann Cooper, Jan McHugh, and Peggy Bruns.

May in the Studio

"The art process is an integration of your life. It is the whole process of living. The artwork itself, the finished piece is secondary. The ultimate goal is the process, the understanding of values and relationships, the perception of life in its totality."—Edith Niblo, teacher DPS.  May has been a month of reading and rumination in the Studio. Spring has been warm and the Studio extends outdoors to a yard filled with flowers that came early this year. Linda has planned the material for a 3 day Workshop in Ridgway... and a series of 12x12 inch paintings from the yard begins next week.