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Summer 2026



Hairy Woodpecker &
Chickadee
Photo by Linda - 2026
    Spring at our house started with lots of pounding. Yes, several pairs of pileated woodpeckers were ready to announce to the world they were setting up housekeeping in our woods. It wasn’t long before lots of feathered friends arrived: three species of hummingbirds, black-headed grosbeaks, goldfinches, western flycatchers, western tanagers, red crossbills, and more. Our resident hairy woodpeckers nested nearby and lately have been bringing their offspring to the sunflower seed feeder when we’ve been sitting on the deck fewer than 10 feet away.
    Currently, all the baby hummingbirds have been putting on a show by their feeders.
    How I enjoy summer!
 


Pileated on our power pole outside the kitchen
Photo by Linda - 2026

NEW ORIGINAL OIL PAINTINGS
Including Linda’s 1000th original oil painting, Touching, and some from her 2026 Sea, Sand and Shore collection.


 Cassie    10x20"    $2,650.   SOLD

NEWS
Linda’s painting Waiting For Nightfall was selected for the National Oil & Acrylic Painter’s Society Spring International Online Exhibition.


NEWS
Linda’s painting America the Beautiful is a Finalist in the Richeson Landscape, Seascape, & Architecture International competition.



Old Friends    32x44"    $14,000.
SOLD

 


Buoyant    18x11"    $2,850.


Touching  24x36"    $11,500.

UPCOMING SHOWS Linda plans to attend opening reception, see website for details

Summer 2026 Linda’s new Sea, Sand, & Shore Collection, Louisa Gould Gallery,
Vineyard Haven, Martha’s Vineyard, MA www.louisagould.com
July 31 -
August 29
Oil Painters of America National Juried Salon,
Cassens Fine Art, Hamilton, MT.
August 6 -
Dec. 11
66th Annual Society of Animal Artists Exhibition, Elliott Museum,
Stuart, FL
Sept. 1 - 26 National Oil & Acrylic Society Best of America Show, Ballards Fine Art Gallery, Sheridan, WY
August 6 -
Dec. 11
Artists for Conservation Festival, VanDusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia


Cardinal and Cherry Blossoms
16x13"    $2,400.

15908 E. Cooper Rd., Mead, WA 99021     (509) 238-9129    Website www.BesseArt.com     Linda@BesseArt.com

 

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Winter/Spring 2026


     My first two shows of the year, Safari Club International in Nashville and then NatureWorks in Tulsa, took us on drives through thirteen states not counting our own. Of course I am always on the lookout for wildlife and our trip did not disappoint.
     Sandhill cranes were migrating through the Platte River system in Nebraska and while we were there the count was up to 405,000. Our other notable creatures included a flock of thousands of snow geese, a very large coyote hunting alongside the road, a golden eagle on a carcass, bald eagles, and pronghorn antelope. Certainly plenty of inspiration for future paintings.
 


Photo by Linda - 2026

NEWS
Linda wins the 2026 People’s Choice Award
at NatureWorks
Art Exhibit and Sale
in Tulsa, OK.

NEWS
Linda’s painting Stealth - Amur tiger accepted in to
A Founder’s Legacy: The Society of Animal Artists and Brookgreen Gardens.
Only 60 paintings and sculptures were juried in to this special show.


#1000! Linda’s 1000th painting is in progress! To watch it develop, check out www.besseart.blogspot.com starting April 3.


NEW ORIGINAL OIL PAINTINGS


Her Majesty
10x8"    $1,200.

UPCOMING SHOWS  


Snow Cat    14x20"    $3,200.


Cattail Sanctuary  9x12"    $1,700.

May 9 - July 26 A Founder’s Legacy: Society of Animal Artists & Brookgreen Gardens
Murrells Inlet, S.C.
June 5 - 30 20th Annual International Guild of Realism Juried Exhibition
Principle Gallery, Charleston, S.C.
Accepted piece: Untamed Tranquility
Summer 2026 Linda’s new Sea, Sand, & Shore Collection, Louisa Gould Gallery,
Vineyard Haven, Martha’s Vineyard, MA


Hummingbird Bush  12x9"    $1,650.

15908 E. Cooper Rd., Mead, WA 99021     (509) 238-9129    Website www.BesseArt.com     Linda@BesseArt.com

 

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