Just Finished

Linda Armantrout finished this 30x40 inch painting in the continuing series about Connections to Ancestors. The piece is not titled yet. This and two other pieces will be professionally photographed and added to the Available Paintings page in September. The rock art images are similar to images found on the Colorado Plateau. Linda was glad to see a New York Times' article in Sunday's Travel section refering to trout fishing in Colorado on the White River, the recently sold painting "I am..." references this area near Meeker, Colorado, Elk Creek Ranch. Scroll down in Studio news to read more. Professional photo in Available Paintings.

August is a Favorite Month

Linda found some notes from Jim Valone, who studied with Hans Hofmann, on figure drawing. The thoughts relate to the rock art studies. "Stick figures are powerful and basic. They are so primary that it is impossible to misunderstand them. Everything is essential." Armantrout Studio always generates a lot of good Leo energy in August. The Ridgway Workshop is almost filled with 9 students signed up. If you want to join us, call Linda at 303-664-0086 now. You can see a sneak preview of product to come from the studio in the photo at the left. A 30x40 inch painting is close to finished and is not shown. The 48x60 inch image of rider and horse (Following the One Who Knows the Way) is ready to be photographed. The study on the easel will inform a 24x36 inch oil on masonite to be started soon.

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.