Press Releases Linda Press and Robert Rea – Recent Works LINDA PRESS paints appealing and intriguing cityscapes from Europe and the United States. She is interested in the poetic quality of light and shadow. They set up a counterpoint to the tangible structures in nature and man-made architecture. A sense of history in the architectural detail adds another layer of interest. Linda’s art has been exhibited in Paris, New York, Washington D.C., as well as other major cities in the United States, and has been selected for National Exhibitions of Contemporary American Artists. She is a graduate of Cornell University and holds an MFA from Columbia University. She and her husband Philip live in Columbia, Maryland. view entire article in pdf format » Recognized Artist Linda Press Selected for Prestigious Gallery Exhibition in Paris, France Recognized local artist Linda Press was recently accepted into the distinguished international exhibition Salon of French Artists, to be held November 8-17,2002 at L’Espace Auteuil in Paris, France. Her oil painting “En Contraste” was selected amongst thousands of entries from around the world. The exhibition will feature 850 artists from 5 continents. Ms. Press, a resident of Columbia Maryland for more than 25 years, will attend the opening reception in Paris on November 8. In the News Visiting the near and far 'Perspectives' of Linda Press January 12, 2006, Howard County Times Artists offer a creative take on the world, but Linda Press goes further than most by actually visiting much of the world. Her aptly titled exhibit at Howard Community College, "Traveling Perspectives," includes oil paintings and watercolors set in France, Italy, New York City, Turkey, Russia, Arizona, Ireland, Washington, D.C., China and even Howard County. view entire article in pdf format » Press' colorful geometry elates at Gallery of New Masters The Gazette Linda Press explodes the academic. Using photographs to job her memory, Press combines views of buildings and streets to create a distorted perspective that flouts the rule: always maintain the same viewpoint. Her paintings of European streets convey a greater reality than that of the visual. Her distorted perspective reflects the varied viewpoints of someone looking around a place, while her free use of color conveys her emotional reaction to it. view entire article in pdf format » Playing with views of reality: Howard artist's views of reality Dec. 5, 2002, Baltimore Sun In her paintings, Linda Press likes to play with reality, showing buildings and cityscapes made more interesting with multiple perspectives, bright colors and attention to texture and patterns. "Like rearranging photographs on a table, I move space and perception around. ... The misconnections from these patterns make the painting closer to `reality' - an emotional, visceral reality," Press said in a written statement she uses to promote her work. It is an approach that earned her a place in a prestigious French exhibition last month. view entire article in pdf format »