Linda LainoMay 24, 2020On Painting and SmokingI’m thinking a lot about cigarettes and how nice it would be to have one. As a long time smoker (and long-time quitter) living alone during
Linda LainoNov 18, 2019Evelyne Pouget: Weaving Together the Formal and the SacredArtist Evelyne Pouget has always followed her heart and intuition when it comes to life decisions, with serendipity playing a recurring...
Linda LainoNov 10, 2019Kabriele Rosas Explores The Dark ArtsWe don’t often think of witchcraft or black magic in the same thought as art, but multi-disciplined artist, Kabriele (Kabö) Rosas counts...
Linda LainoJul 30, 2019Painting In A Circle Part Three: On To The Wall!Prepping the wall (Photo: Finn Pedersen) Part three (!) and final post on my mandala mural process. As with many projects, setbacks can...
Linda LainoMar 4, 2019Painting In A Circle Part Two: Monkey or Armadillo?As I wrote in my last post, this mandala mural design developed into a theme of Mexican folk art. I say "developed" because I really...
Linda LainoFeb 14, 2019Painting In A CirclePainting La Rinconada, 2014 (Photo: Todd McIntosh) People often ask me how I came to make mandalas, what my inspiration is, and what my...
Linda LainoJul 20, 2018Residencies Rock: Part TwoCoffee "shop" in the middle of nowhere outside of Taos. I hope you had a chance to read Part One of this post, where I talk about amazing...
Linda LainoMay 14, 2018Residencies Rock: Part OneMemento Mori: Path. Second of Three Panels. Created at the Fundacion Valparaiso, Spain. Imagine waking up in a gorgeous, centuries old...
Linda LainoFeb 26, 2018Please Touchphotos: Linda Laino "I feel the delightful, velvety texture of a flower and discover its remarkable convolutions; and something of the...
Linda LainoFeb 2, 2018Painting Saved Me A Little Today: The Studio As SanctuaryOur old, huge, 1800 sq. foot barn-turned-studio, surrounded by big trees in Virginia, circa 2000 Virginia Studio ↓ What do people do if...