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Mandala Painting

New ETSY Shop!!

I have returned to Etsy and re-opened a shop there with all NEW work!  Please have a look at my Notecards reproduced from my original paintings.  I have a selection from my Mandala series as well as my "Miniature" series.

Also, currently, I am translating my paintings into jewelry.  All pieces are made with sterling silver bezels and filled with resin.  The images are from my ORIGINAL artwork.

I hope you will have a look and share ;.)

https://www.etsy.com/shop/lindalaino?ref=si_shop

                                       

                                                   
                                                   

Creating Art With 5 Senses

Learning to be present in the art process

A one day workshop in the mountains of Virignia

How do artists create? Is it natural ability? Is it learned technique? Is it something hazy and nebulous called “talent”? Art-making, in part requires noticing, seeing, recording, hearing, touching and paying attention. In other words, artists use or learn to use all of their senses. A good deal of art “making” is done before any tool is put to paper.

Rather than creating through any kind of logic, learned response or technique, this class will explore ways to tap into each sense in order to “see” things in a new way without preconception and learn how to translate what is sensed into a visual artwork. If you have ever felt the desire to create something, but did not know where to begin, let this class open up a space where you can discover a way to sprout that creative seed using what nature has already given you. This is a class offered to all levels of experience and a variety of media will be used.

Please join me at Serenity Ridge, a Buddhist retreat center located near Charlottesville. This peaceful oasis on 20 acres will provide the perfect backdrop for getting in touch with your creative seed. You can view pictures and gain more info on the retreat center here: www.ligmincha.org

One day workshop: Saturday, March 31, 2012, 10-4 (please bring a lunch, tea provided)

$95.00 (must have at least 5 students to run)

Materials: all materials will be provided, but feel free to bring whatever you like.

Where: Serenity Ridge, 554 Drumheller Lane, Shipman , VA 22971(20 mi. S of C’ville)

Payment options: Paypal or mailed check in the amount of $95.00 payable to Linda Laino. Please call 804/437-6518 for more information or you can email me at lalainoart@yahoo.com

Instructor: Linda Laino

A native of Philadelphia, Linda Laino has lived in Richmond, VA for over 30 years where she received her MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University. She has been the recipient of two Virginia Museum Fellowships, as well as two individual artist fellowships from the Virginia Commission for the Arts. She has developed a unique process to her small paintings which gives her mixed-media work a visually rich, textural surface. Her work is exhibited nationally and her most recent solo exhibition in Richmond was in 2010 at Artspace Gallery.

www.lindalaino.com

#71

#71

Watercolor on paper

2.5" x 3.5"

mounted and matted

2011

$55.00

#51

Watercolor on paper

2.5' x 3.5"

mounted and matted

$55.00

SOLD

#4

Watercolor on paper

2.5" x 3.5"

mounted and matted

SOLD

This painting is available as a Giclee print in

various sizes. Please email for more information