Linda Laino
On Color
A Treatise on Watercolor Paints, by A. Boogerts "What's your favorite color?" It's a question adults are fond of asking children. Every...
Linda Laino
- Mar 28, 2021
I 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...
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Linda Laino
- Jan 26, 2021
Remember 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...
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Linda Laino
- Dec 10, 2020
On 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...
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Linda Laino
- Jun 7, 2020
On 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
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Linda Laino
- May 24, 2020
On Painting and Smoking
I’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
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Linda Laino
- Aug 4, 2019
The 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
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Linda Laino
- Jul 27, 2019
How to Trip and Fall Gracefully: Cultivating Patience South of Border
A 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...
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Linda Laino
- Jul 20, 2018
Residencies Rock: Part Two
Coffee "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...
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Linda Laino
- Jun 20, 2018
The Polite Pass: An Anatomy Of A Word
This essay was originally published in Elephant Journal in 2015 Pase or Pasele are words I hear many times during my day here in Mexico....
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