Current Exhibit
River Marsh, Gouache, 15 x 17 inches
River Reflections
By Linda Toomey
On display May 21 - July 22, 2018
Opening reception: Monday, May 21 from 6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
By Linda Toomey
On display May 21 - July 22, 2018
Opening reception: Monday, May 21 from 6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Artist Bio
Linda Toomey, a Buffalo native, began her painting career in earnest after retiring from a 28 year art teaching career. She has had her own studio at the Tri-Main Center since 2001. She is currently a resident artist at Buffalo Arts Studio.
Linda is a member of the Buffalo Society of Artists, Breakwater Gallery (Cape Vincent, NY) and the Western New York Artist's Group. She has won numerous awards in both local and national shows and her paintings are in local, national and international collections.
Artist Statement
For me the landscape is about tranquility and peacefulness. There is poetry in texture, color and space - in earth, flora, water and sky. We may all find common bonds in the appreciation of nature and a spiritual nurturing less evident in a world dominated by politics, consumption, and crass communication. As an artist I would like to take the viewer into a quiet world of solitude, reverence and contemplation.
My inspiration comes from nature- the St. Laurence River in the Thousand Islands where I spend the summer and autumn, the shores and marshes of Lake Erie and the Niagara River. Water and its reflections and movement are an integral part of my paintings as well as the textures found in surrounding areas, especially marshes.
I paint with gouache (opaque watercolor) on black archival board. I also use my paintings, handmade papers, photos and copies of my paintings for my mixed media pieces.
Linda Toomey, a Buffalo native, began her painting career in earnest after retiring from a 28 year art teaching career. She has had her own studio at the Tri-Main Center since 2001. She is currently a resident artist at Buffalo Arts Studio.
Linda is a member of the Buffalo Society of Artists, Breakwater Gallery (Cape Vincent, NY) and the Western New York Artist's Group. She has won numerous awards in both local and national shows and her paintings are in local, national and international collections.
Artist Statement
For me the landscape is about tranquility and peacefulness. There is poetry in texture, color and space - in earth, flora, water and sky. We may all find common bonds in the appreciation of nature and a spiritual nurturing less evident in a world dominated by politics, consumption, and crass communication. As an artist I would like to take the viewer into a quiet world of solitude, reverence and contemplation.
My inspiration comes from nature- the St. Laurence River in the Thousand Islands where I spend the summer and autumn, the shores and marshes of Lake Erie and the Niagara River. Water and its reflections and movement are an integral part of my paintings as well as the textures found in surrounding areas, especially marshes.
I paint with gouache (opaque watercolor) on black archival board. I also use my paintings, handmade papers, photos and copies of my paintings for my mixed media pieces.