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Friday Favorite: Linda Gass

6/15/2012

15 Comments

 
This Friday's Feature artist is Linda Gass!
I am especially fond of her textiles in the Transformation Series – diminutive-sized aerial landscape views.
Transformations Series by Linda Gass, 5.5  x 5.5 inches each
Transformations Series by Linda Gass, 5.5 x 5.5 inches each
From her artist statement:
I explore land use and water issues in the American West through my artwork. I blend painting and textile techniques to create highly textured aerial landscapes showing the human marks on the land that affect our water resources in some way, ranging from water scarcity to water quality. Each work is inspired and informed by the landscape, history of the site, maps and aerial photographs.

My paintings are done on silk, a naturally beautiful surface, and I gravitate towards luminous, saturated colors, giving my work an optimistic feeling. Although many of the landscapes I depict are ugly in reality, my landscapes are beautified as I prefer to engage the viewer through pleasure. I am trying to create an attitude shift from feeling overwhelmed by the magnitude of the problems to feeling inspired and empowered to take action through the experience of art.

To find out more about Linda Gass, visit her website here!

TGIF!

Mary^
15 Comments
laurie link
6/14/2012 11:15:26 pm

wow, she is an amazing talent!

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Michelle V. Alkerton link
6/15/2012 01:13:09 am

Love her work. Thanks so much for sharing :).
Stay inspired!

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Cheryl's Excellent Adventure link
6/15/2012 04:50:24 am

Mary, I just found this site. The first quilt reminded me of your maps so I thought I'd share.
http://www.elizabethcherryowen.com/Pages/Gallery1.html

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viola link
6/15/2012 08:42:26 am

so beautiful colors and shapes of lands! I have never seen this technique before, you are creative! :)

I also like very much your beautiful photos from the farm two posts below here! :)

Lovely weekend to you! :)

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Petrea link
6/15/2012 08:54:23 am

Gorgeous colours and texturess!

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giggles link
6/15/2012 11:03:46 am

Quite inspiring!! She does wonderful work!! Thanks for sharing!

Hugs Giggles

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Diana Evans link
6/15/2012 12:54:41 pm

oh Mary!!! this is amazing work from Linda....I think these are some of my favorites!!!

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Carol Samsel
6/15/2012 01:30:31 pm

These are amazing and I'm so happy you shared them :0)

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Nora MacPhail link
6/15/2012 11:04:01 pm

Remarkable quilts. Lots of spirit but still simple.

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Rhonda link
6/16/2012 01:24:07 am

Lovely work! Thanks for introducing Linda to us. Have a great weekend! xo

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Kate @ {K}Mericks link
6/16/2012 01:45:48 am

Thanks for the introduction, these are lovely!

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Ayala Art link
6/16/2012 03:02:12 am

Mary thanks for sharing the work of this artist, it is beautiful and full of life.

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Piarom link
6/16/2012 07:23:26 am

This is amazing!!! Never have seen something equal before!!! Love his quilts!!! Thanks for sharing!

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Lisa Isabella Russo link
6/16/2012 08:19:53 am

Very pretty, I love the colors and the harmonic flow in these art pieces, thank you for sharing a new artist with me!

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Minnemie
6/19/2012 05:34:18 am

Absolutely amazing. Thanks for sharing!

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