Linda LainoMar 28, 2021I Still Like It Loud (A love letter to music)In an episode about New York culture in the popular Scorcese/Netflix series, Pretend It's a City, writer and raconteur Fran Leibovitz...
Linda LainoJan 26, 2021Remember Sundays?Sunday hike in Mexico As I was walking to meet friends for a hike in the small Mexican town where I live this morning, I mindlessly noted...
Linda LainoDec 10, 2020On Structure and Beauty Photo by Linda Laino Every artist and writer has their own approach to the creative act, and what leads them to arrive at the essence of...
Linda LainoJun 7, 2020On Avoidance (In painting and writing)Some days however, I immerse in painting in order to avoid writing. And some days I write (mostly in random ways) when I want to avoid paint
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 LainoAug 4, 2019The Corner Store is Alive and Well in Mexico: La "tiendita" and la "papelería"In the town where I live in Mexico, most of the stores are about the size of a walk-in closet. La tiendita de la esquina (also known as the
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 LainoJul 27, 2019How to Trip and Fall Gracefully: Cultivating Patience South of BorderA walk on a dusty road with friends. (photo: Evelyne Pouget) I fell in love with Mexico on my first trip in 1989. I was on my honeymoon...
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 LainoJun 20, 2018The Polite Pass: An Anatomy Of A WordThis essay was originally published in Elephant Journal in 2015 Pase or Pasele are words I hear many times during my day here in Mexico....