VISIONS OF VENICE
Opening reception is First Friday, August 3, 2012 from 5-8pm
The show will hang through August 31 at THE ARTISTS' GALLERY, 239 High Street, Chestertown, MD 410-778-2425

Visions of Venice

"Dedicated to my good friend Judy Kohl who made it all possible."

During the spring of 2011 Linda had the good fortune to spend three weeks in Venice, Italy.  Her good friend Judy Kohl invited her to visit while she was there to attend a Giornata de Studio, or symposium, held at the Archivio di Stato de Venezia to honor her late husband Benjamin G. Kohl, Mellon Professor Emeritus of Vassar College.  Ben was a benefactor of the Archivio and an internationally recognized medieval/renaissance scholar of fourteenth century Venetian history.  They were joined by family members and many friends from Kent County for the memorial and some memorable meals and events.

Over their three week stay, Linda was able to visit the Biennale, the biannual exhibition of international modern art held in the Gardens in Castello.  She also watched the Volgalonga (the Long Row), when the Grand Canal is closed to motor boats.  Racing gondolas, dragon boats, canoes, kayaks, all rowed, make the twenty mile “row” from San Marco out to the islands of Murano and Burano and down the Grand Canal back into Venice.  Linda also went to Murano and Burano, photographing and sketching along the way.  One delightful morning was spent on the Piazza breakfasting at Florian’s under a rain canopy.  Venice with its architectural shapes, earth colors, figures and atmospheric light is a delight to paint whether from an apartment window, a small campo or the Piazza San Marco itself.  Linda’s show, Visions of Venice, includes six plein air pieces and sketches as well as fifteen studio pieces.

"May it please the Lord, Light of all things to show me the way, so that I may paint light worthily"
(Found on a scrap of paper in Leonardo Da Vinci's room)

Recently awarded signature member of the NorthEast Watercolor Society.

Linda King Hall moved to Kent County, MD from Bucks County, PA eight years ago.  She and her husband currently make their home in Betterton.  Originally from Ohio, she is a graduate of Ohio University where she was tapped into the art honor society, Delta Phi Delta in her Sophomore year.  She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a major in Graphic Design and a minor in Art Education.  She has taught Art K-12.  She studied with internationally known painter, illustrator, Charles Reid, for three years in Westport, CT.  She has also studied at the Silvermine Guild of Art in Norwalk, CT, and has taken workshops with many nationally known artists.  After taking master's courses at Fairfield University she worked with advertising agencies and design studios the past eighteen years,  Linda has participated in numerous juried art shows receiving many awards.  She was recently awarded Signature Membership of the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society, PWS, as well as the Baltimore Watercolor Society, BWS.  She has membership in the Kent Island Federation of Art, the Working Artists Forum of Easton, and the Chestertown Arts League.  She is still freelancing in graphic design, pen and ink renderings and watercolor.  Since her move to the beautiful Eastern Shore, with its wonderful light, she has more time and inspiration to focus on painting in watercolor and oils. Contact Linda at the Gallery at 410-778-2425 or at lindahall@atlanticbb.net