Blog vs. Website

I hope everyone has enjoyed looking at and reading this blog. I am experimenting with a new website. For now, everyone will be directed to the blog when they type in www.LindaChalberg.com.
The new website is at http://lindachalberg.mosaicglobe.com . This is the more conventional type artist website with galleries of images. I still enjoy including my little 'stories' about my paintings. I'm not sure about having the advertising at the side, but I am thinking about that.
Some people might like to just look at the images instead of reading all those blog entries!

Don't forget, our BIG Parade of Artists is coming up next weekend. Lots of FUN!

At the Bright Shawl......

"March of the Poppies"

Here's a sample of what you can see at the Bright Shawl Gallery.

April will be a very busy ART MONTH! On April 5th I will deliver eight paintings to The Bright Shawl at 218 Augusta in San Antonio. They will join the artwork of Lesta Frank and Mary Johnson for a three person, two month long exhibit. They will hang until June 7th. (http://www.brightshawl.com/)



Then, on April 12th the Carriage House Gallery of Artists at 110 Rosewood in Boerne will host another Second Saturday Art and Wine Weekend Experience. The gallery will be open late until 8pm. Visitors can ride the free trolley throughout town, see the art galleries, and meet the artists. It's a fun evening. (http://www.visitboerne.org/)



On April 18,19 and 20 the Boerne Area Artist Association will have its annual Parade of Artists. I will be displaying some new paintings at the Carriage House Gallery. (http://www.boerneart.com/ and www.thecarriagehousegallery.com)
Lots of ACTIVITY!

Kiwanis Western Art Show

January 25th marks the opening of the 45th Annual Kiwanis Western Art Show in San Antonio. This will be my first year to participate in this prestigious event. The exhibition and sale will be in the Pioneer Memorial Museum at 3805 Broadway, next to the Witte Museum. The exhibit will be open Jan. 25-27 and Feb. 1-3. Over 100 artists will be showcasing their original work. http://www.alamo-kiwanis.org/





Of the eight paintings in my exhibit, "Secret Cibolo" is a favorite. I created it from a sketch I did sitting on the banks of the Cibolo in Boerne's Cibolo Wilderness Preserve. It's a wonderfully peaceful place with the waters gently swirling around the cypress knees. I was alone there that day and felt like I had this secret hideaway all to myself.

Fall Festival of Art and Music, 2007

"Poppy Play"

October 19th- 21 the Cibolo Arts Council of Boerne will host the Fall Festival of Art and Music. It will be held at the Convention Hall at Kendall Inn located on the Main Plaza. The schedule of events can be found at http://www.ciboloarts.org/ . I will have several new pieces for everyone to see for the very first time. Although Friday evening is the CAC's fundraiser event and requires a ticket for admission, Saturday and Sunday are free and open to the public. I hope everyone will come.

Giclee Prints

"November Hill Country"


I thought I might put up some sample paintings to show more of my work. Several of my original paintings are available as limited edition prints.



"Narni Hillside"

Giclee Prints are very high resolution, museum quality reproductions of artwork. They are printed on archival watercolor paper and canvas.

"Missions' Melodies"

This is a fun painting that takes a look at the San Antonio Missions in a different way. I overlapped five missions to create a design. The unifying factor of all the missions is their bells. Whether to warn of danger, toll out sorrows, ring in joy or to just bring the people together, they played an enormous roll in the lives of those who lived nearby.

Smith Art Gallery at Scott White Hospital

I'm excited to be having a one woman show at the Smith Art Gallery at the huge regional complex of Scott White Hospital. There are thirteen paintings that will be on display for the month of September. Gallery co ordinator, Jackie Cicora, told me that 3,000 people will pass by the exhibit each day. And after spending only a couple of hours there hanging the paintings, I can believe it! This main corridor seemed to be at the core of this busy place and before we even had the paintings unpacked, people were stopping to look. Hopefully, many of the patients, family and staff will be uplifted for a small moment of their day by my art. Each piece is titled and many have information about the place that inspired its creation. Numbers are references to the price list that Jackie will keep for those who are interested in 'adopting' a painting. Or, I can be contacted at llchalberg@hughes.net.