Greetings Artsy People! 

I am sharing pictures of my paintings in hopes of having exhibitions at art centers and galleries in southern Minnesota, also to share with family and friends. 

My first Angel Exhibit will be at the Red Rock Art Center in Fairmont, March 7 - April 3, 2020

Some of my paintings are currently on display at The Becki Steier Studio in Blue Earth and the Rainbow Food Co-op in Blue Earth.

 I am looking for new venues! All my paintings are ready for hanging and display, the acrylic paintings are unframed with painted edges, and the watercolors are all framed. The largest paintings are 2'x4', the smallest are 5"x7".

Please contact me if interested. I am willing to do workshops and painting classes along with my exhibits. Selling my artwork is another goal, but not the primary goal. 

All of my paintings are completely original.

First are some of my Angel of the Seven Trumpets paintings from Revelations.

Angel with Key to the Abyss , 2'X3"

When the 2nd trumpet sounds, a burning mountain is thrown into the sea

2nd Angel

3rd Angel, star falls to earth and poisons the waters

4th Angel, Sun, moon, and stars are struck and lose 1/2 brightness

5th Angel, locusts are released and torment people with stingers

2"X3"

6th Angel, the altar of God is seen in the foreground, also the 4 angels at the Euphrates river

2'X4'

7th Angel, the Temple of God is opened when the trumpet sounds, the Arch of the Covenant is seen

2'X4"

 Triptych - each painting is 4' X 2'

On the Right is the 7th Angel, Middle painting - The Four Living Creatures

On the left - Angel with Scroll and the Seven Thunders 2’X4’  Revelations 10:4-5

(a mighty angel comes from heaven, puts one foot on the ocean, one foot on land, he gives a mighty shout,  7 thunders are heard. The angel has a small scroll in his hand, John eats the scroll)

Next are some of my watercolor paintings of Angels, in an abstract geometric style. All are symmetrical.

These are the earliest angel paintings - Angel Prototypes 1 & 2,  24"x18"

Angel Prototype 3

The following are the Arch Angels

The Archangel Gabriel the messenger, 2'x3'

Archangel Raphael the healer

Archangel Michael the Warrior

Throne of God scene from Revelations 4, this painting is 24" X 36"

Angel Prototype 5,  Dec. 2019, 11"x14"

I have a series of Guardian Angels, meant to give comfort, most are 5"X7"

This is Grouping 2, the largest painting in the group has been posted above, the smaller paintings are not attached

Grouping 1

Newest Painting, finished on Feb. 14, 2020

Acrylic on Canvas, 2'x3'

Two prototrype paintings finished in Jan. 2020

Prototype Angel, Feb. 2020

Linda Wells Artist Statement

I live in Blue Earth, MN with my husband Craig and dog Gunnar. I graduated from Mankato State University in 1994 with a BS in Art Education, and in 2006 with a Master’s Degree in Art. I taught high school art full time at Blue Earth Area Schools for 23 years, and now I am retired. 

Watercolors was my favored medium when young. In college I concentrated on sculpture and ceramics. After teaching art for 15 years, I returned to MSU. The Masters Exhibit I produced was a series of organic sculptures of welded steel rods and mixed media. It was displayed at the Conking Gallery at MSU 

Mankato in November of 2006 and at the Red Rock Art Center the next month.

  

Retiring allowed me to have the time I needed to return to artistic creation. I knew that watercolors would work for me but it took time to decide on the subject matter. I found inspiration in a series of classroom demo paintings I had made on symmetry and geometric shapes. These demonstrations had been started and never finished. They unintentionally turned out looking like angels, which felt right, so I pursued that idea. I finished four demo paintings and made more. Then I spent some time studying the Books of Revelations for more inspiration. 

An Angel Retrospective Series

Next I decided to bring to life the angels from the Bible and the book of Revelations. After completing a series of watercolors, I turned to acrylics. More realistic figures appeared and amazed me!  The shapes of angels persist. I feel I have more to complete. I wish to share my paintings with others, and hope people will see pleasing shapes and colors as well as a unique version of angels. I believe that beauty in art can lift our spirits, calm, inspire, and bring us closer to our Maker.

Linda M. Wells, Blue Earth, MN    lcwells@bevcomm.net

An Angel Retrospective - Index of Paintings by Linda M. Wells,

12 Acrylic Paintings on Canvas – Angels from Revelations 8, 9, & 11

First Angel of the Seven Trumpets 14" wide X 18” high

 (Hail, Fire, blood falls on the earth, 1/3 of the earth burns up)

Second Angel of the Seven Trumpets 2’ X 3’  Grouping 1 – 5 paintings in all, various sizes, sm. ones - approx.. 11”X14”

(Angel sounds trumpet, throws burning mountain thrown in the sea, killing 1/3 of sea creatures, 1/3 of sea vessels destroyed)

Third Angel of the Seven Trumpets 14”X18”

 (star falls to earth, makes rivers, springs bitter, people get sick)

Fourth Angel of the Seven Trumpets 14”X 18”

(sun, moon, stars are struck and lose 1/3 brightness)

Fifth Angel of the Seven Trumpets   2’ X 3’   Grouping 2 – 4 paintings, smaller sizes approx.. 11”X14”

(fallen star comes to the earth and is given the Key to the Abyss, locusts come out, they have stingers, torment people)

Sixth Angel of the Seven Trumpets 2’ X 4’

(voice from 4 horns of the altar of God calls out to release the 4 angels that are bound at the Euphrates river. They amass a great army.)

Angel with Key to the Abyss 2’ X 3”

Revelations 20 - Angel came out of heaven with a key to the abyss, he seized the serpent, bound him for 1,000 yrs.

Seventh Angel of the Seven Trumpets 2’ X 4’ –

(Temple of God Opened, Ark of the Covenant is seen, Revelations 11:15-19)

Angel with Scroll and the Seven Thunders 2’X4’ 

(a mighty angel comes from heaven, puts one foot on the ocean, one foot on land, he gives a mighty shout, 7 thunders are heard. Angel has a small scroll in his hand, John eats it) Revelations 10:4-5

The Four Living Creatures, 2’X4’   Revelations 4

            These heavenly beings are worshipping at the Throne of God in heaven (cherubim and seraphim)

The Three Angels from Revelations 14 – each are 14”X 20” 

               The first angel proclaims the gospel, the next two shout warnings

7 Framed Watercolors - Abstract Geometric Angels/Archangels

Angel Prototype 1, 24”X28” multi colored

Angel Prototype 2, 24”X28” Green, blue, orange

Angel Prototype 3, 24”X28” Cool colors and yellow orange

Angel Prototype 4, 22”X27” Violet and yellow

Arch Angel Michael the Warrior 2 ½ ‘  X 4’

Arch Angel Rafael the Healer,r  2 ½ ‘ X 3’

Arch Angel Gabriel the Messenger, 2 1/2‘ X 3’

17 Guardian Angels    small paintings that vary in size, most are 5” X 7” in self standing frames

13 Misc. Watercolor/Acrylic paintings - Angels from Revelations, Bible Verses, & Prototypes

Angel with Censer, 2’ X 3’ Revelations 8

Angel with Bowl of God’s Anger,  2 ½ ‘ X 3’ - Revelations 16

The Four Angels Holding Back the Four Winds, 22”X27” Revelations 7

Angel with the Scroll  or ________- 24”X36”,  – Revelations 10,  or_______changes underway  

Angel with the Bowl of God’s Anger- 11”X 14”, Revelations 16 - There are 7 Bowls of God’s Anger that are poured on the earth as punishment for the people breaking God’s word

Rider on the Pale Horse – Revelations 6:8  - 14”x 20”

Angels in the Sepulchre  – Luke 24:1-8,  2’x3’ Acrylic In Progress – the scene in Luke 24. The women went to Jesus’ tomb on Sunday morning, 2 angels (men in shining white clothes) appeared and told them, Jesus has been raised from the dead!

Four Angel Prototype watercolor paintings – 11” x 14” 

Two Angel Prototype paintings – in Acrylic -  14” X 18” and 9” x 12”

Note: all watercolors are framed, sturdy, and ready to hang, with stretched wire (except the small guardian angels, they are in small self-standing frames). Also, all acrylic paintings are stretched canvas with the sides painted (floating style, no frames), and are ready to hang with stretched wire on the back.