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MEET THE ARTIST LINDA MEARS |
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Linda Mears
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"My
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contribute to a new Renaissance |
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where all
individuals may flourish and prosper." |
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Linda Mears
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GALLERY AND
MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS
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1986 - 2008
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Frank J. Miele Gallery, Madison Avenue, New
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Musse d'Art International de Bages, France
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Le Musse d'Art International Yvon-M. Daigle, Magog, Quebec
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Toad Hall Galleries in Cooperstown and in New York City, NY
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American Arts in Embassies Program
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Galerie Pro Arte Kasper, Morges, Switzerland
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Yvon Daigle Galerie Art Naif, Magog, Quebec
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Galerie Je Reviens, Westport, CT
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B & R Gallery, Canyon Country, CA
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Jean Reed Galleries, Nyack, NY
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Gallery of the Eccentric, Coral Gables, FL
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Art Lover's Gallery, Key West, FL
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Garden Silks Gallery, Sacramento, CA
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Jay Johnson Gallery, Madison Avenue, NY
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Gallery Street, televised gallery and talk show - featuring Linda
Mears
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Marquis Who's Who in American Art and Who's
Who of American Women
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A FEW
HIGHLIGHTS OF PUBLICATIONS
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NAIVE
ART
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A book documenting 120 major naive
artists, from 33 different countries -
soon to be released to major bookstores, |
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CELEBRATES |
museums and galleries in the U.S.A.,
Canada, and Europe |
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MOTHER NATURE |
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A group of oil
paintings featured in "The
Education of a Speculator."
A top ten best selling fiction novel
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by Victor Niederhoffer John Wiley & Son, Inc. |
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"Highly educational, A treasure
trove of insights on all aspects of investments and speculations. . . ." |
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Edwin Marks, President ~ Carl Marks
& Company, Inc.
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One painting
from Victor’s book: "Bizarre Connections" or
"Ecology and Markets" (Depicts interrelationships of money, natural disasters and other
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“The Night Before Christmas” A series of images commissioned for a holiday
bowl. |
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"Naive Art
Gallery" published by Gakken Co., Ltd., a book documenting naive art
of fifteen notable folk artists, including;
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Edward Hicks, John
Kane, Grandma Moses, Mattie Lou O’Kelley and Linda Mears.
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Samples of calendars:
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Applejack Art
Partners P.O. Box 1527 Manchester
Center, VT 05255 phone 1 800 969 1171
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A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY
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Born in
Southern California, Mears was raised in a semi-rural setting, with farms,
ranches, beaches and
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mountains
nearby. Summers were spent traveling
and experiencing the sights and activities of the United
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States. At a very early age these experiences
sparked her interest in representing artistically what she saw.
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Mears' family
roots and her travels in Europe have influenced her work. In keeping with her Dutch heritage,
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Mears has
spent a lifetime engaged in creative activities such as sewing, doll making,
woodwork, painting,
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clay sculpture,
jewelry design, guitar, piano and even poetry.
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In 1987, Jay
Johnson of Jay Johnson’s Gallery on Madison Avenue on New York’s Upper East
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Mears. Mears immediately became one of Jay’s top
sellers. And her work continues to
appear in galleries,
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museums,
publications, exhibitions and private collections worldwide.
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The appeal of Mears' work lies in her great attention to detail,
brilliant colors, and strength of composition.
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Her delight
in life and in art become revealed with her brush, paints and canvas in her
country landscapes,
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still-life
florals, roosters, cats, and other popular subjects. Each painting creates an aura of wonder
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viewer to participate in the fascination of the moment.
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To Mears, art is the "quality of communication," where
message and emotion pass between the artist
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