contemporary fine art

Copyright © 2008 Linda Apple
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"Cafe Shadows"
oil on canvas - 6"x6"
contemporary figurative

As you have seen with my bicycle series, it is often the shadows of people and things that I find fascinating. I think they allow me to view things in a different way and leave a bit more open to the imagination.Sometimes they almost become an abstract painting. This is the first of a series of pieces that I want to do on cafe /restaurant shadows. I hope you will find them as interesting as I do.

This painting sold @:
Terra Gallery
8 East Popular Avenue (arts district)
Columbus, Ohio 43215 ph. (614) - 228-4188
They have a really nice place, so check them out!
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Copyright © 2008 Linda Apple
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"Back Street"
oil on canvas - 12"x12"
contemporary figurative

This is a more developed larger version of one of my smaller paintings.
A cool windy day on a back street near our indoor farmers market.

This painting is available @:
Terra Gallery
8 East Popular Avenue (arts district)
Columbus, Ohio 43215 ph. (614) - 228-4188
They have a really nice place, so check them out!
Click here to link to their web site

Copyright © 2008 Linda Apple
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"Cafe Shadows"
oil on canvas - 12"x12"
contemporary figurative

This is a more developed larger version of one of my smaller paintings.
I find shadows a very interesting subject. This is actually a shadow of me at a cafe, so I call it a self portrait.

This painting is available @:
Terra Gallery
8 East Popular Avenue (arts district)
Columbus, Ohio 43215 ph. (614) - 228-4188
They have a really nice place, so check them out!
Click here to link to their web site

Copyright © 2008 Linda Apple
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"Shopping Day"
oil on canvas - 6"x8"
contemporary figurative

Here is a painting for you today that I think most of us
can relate to. Shop, shop, SHOP! Fun, fun FUN!

Copyright © 2008 Linda Apple
"Empty Bench"
oil on canvas - 6"x8"
contemporary figurative

I love this area of our town, called German Village.
Wonderful little brick homes with many old brick streets,
quaint shops, great food and always a pleasant place to sit for awhile.

Copyright © 2008 Linda Apple
"The Eyes Have It"
oil on canvas - 8"x8"
contemporary figurative

"I did this one larger, 8x8", to be able to develop the painting
a bit more.
This is a mural on a building in our art district they call the
Short North. It is obviously a quirky take of the famous
"American Gothic". I used to have a gallery just across the
street from this building. I thought it would be fun to use it
for a different idea."

Copyright © 2008 Linda Apple
"Waiting at the bus stop"
oil on canvas - 6"x6"
contemporary figurative

"The Ohio State Campus provides a wide variety of subject matter.
Found these women sitting at a campus bus stop."

This painting has sold @:
Terra Gallery
8 East Popular Avenue (arts district)
Columbus, Ohio 43215 ph. (614) - 228-4188
They have a really nice place, so check them out!
Click here to link to their web site

Copyright © 2008 Linda Apple
"Above It All"
oil on canvas - 6"x6"
contemporary figurative

"While sitting and sketching outside a Ohio State campus cafe,
I noticed a man working on a ladder 3.5 stories high above the
street walkers.
It brought back memories of myself many years ago. It is hard for
me to believe now, that I once painted campus sorority houses that
were often 3 stories high. Now I think I must have been absolutely
insane."

Copyright © 2008 Linda Apple
"Big Moment"
oil on canvas - 6"x6"
art museum series

"I just happened to catch one of those first time events, as my
neighbor's child managed to take off for the very first time on
his bicycle. He had attempted many times but this time, with a
helping hand from his mom, he was finally able to go on his own.
It brought back memories of my very first time. I think it is
probably one of those things that we never forget. "