The Artist's Brush: Fine Art and Sculpture by Linda McNeil

The
Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area Presents,

The
Artist’s Brush:

Fine
Art and Sculpture by Linda McNeil

Beginning the First
Friday of August at 6:00 PM (August 2, 2013) the Historical Society of the
Phoenixville Area (204 Church Street) will open an exhibit of fine art and paper
sculpture created by Linda McNeil. A native of the Phoenixville Area, Linda
McNeil’s art career began in the early 1970s, when she took painting lessons
with Joe Hennessey, also from this area. In those lessons, Linda learned
different techniques, including oil painting and watercolor sketches. Over the
next few decades, Linda’s artwork expanded to include watercolors, etchings,
serigraphs, large graphic prints, and miniatures. Recently, Linda began to
explore handmade paper sculptures and handmade artist books. She makes her own
paper from various household items and uses that paper to create unique
sculptures and artist books. Linda continues to paint and create today. Some of
her many achievements include showing at the Brandywine Arts Festival, the
Historic Yellow Springs Art Show, the Rittenhouse Square Fine Arts Show, and
more than 300 watercolors accepted in national and international juried shows.
Linda has a studio in Exton, which the public may visit, and her websites
include www.brushcolor.com
(watercolors and etchings) and www.LindaMcNeil.com
(a composite of her life in art and books).

Linda’s inspiration
often comes from flowers, wildlife, and historical sites. Much of her work
portrays native flowers and historic scenes of the Phoenixville area, such as
Rapps Dam and Knox Bridges. She loves to focus on wildflowers and old stone
buildings. Linda says, “Although my artwork is traditional for the most part, I
love to experiment with tools, techniques, and paints in unusual ways, thus
producing some dramatic results.” The Historical Society will display a variety
of Linda’s dramatic artwork. Miniatures, watercolors, paper sculptures, and
artist books will be available for the public to view and purchase, with a large
portion of the proceeds going to the Society. Matted prints, notecards and
reproductions, all reasonably priced, will be available for sale. We hope to see
you there!