Linda Benenati

Linda Benenati studied art and English and had a career in graphics and writing prior to discovering encaustic painting. She loves the interplay of images and themes and often begins an artwork with a simple lyric, a favorite phrase or vivid memory. Colorful, humorous and provocative, she is also inspired by the art masters, theater, 1920’s and 30’s collectibles, bees, dogs, cats and anything French.
Linda Benenati loves the interplay of images and themes and often begins an artwork with a simple lyric, a favorite phrase or vivid memory.
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Linda pulls from the 20's and 30's, anything French and in this new Encaustic Mixed Media series, True Lies, some of her best absurd delight. We love this desert scene with a hare, a group of meerkats and cactus flowers in bloom.
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Linda pulls from the 20's and 30's, anything French and in this new Encaustic Mixed Media series, True Lies, some of her best absurd delight. We love this jungle scene with a diaphanous Jane at the waterfall.
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Linda pulls from the 20's and 30's, anything French and locations in the San Francisco Bay Area in this Encaustic Mixed Media series, Floral Follies. We love this scene from Spreckles lake in Golden Gate Park where miniature model motorized and sail boats are launched.
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Linda pulls from the 20's and 30's, anything French and locations in the San Francisco Bay Area in this Encaustic Mixed Media series, Floral Follies. We love the super bloom in Portrait of Iris and the unexpected appearance of a squirrel.
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Under the Sea Jelly Sky is a supernatural dreamy narrative from Linda Benenati's Fish Tales series. She's just landed on a planet far far away and about to go on an adventure of the unknown. Linda is inspired by the 20's and 30's, love, and a love of anything French–plus a high dose of whimsy, fashion and style!
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Poppy Ponders the Universe is from encaustic artist Linda Benenati's series called Dream Divas. Linda has taken her love of California Poppies and the current Super Bloom and brought them into the Diva Girl portraiture with her fashion and style!
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Brand new series of narratives by Linda Benenati called Dream Divas explores the vast night sky, the constellations and our dreams. Linda says the viewer might not be able to know whether the subject is the dreamer or the one being dreamed about. This one features one dreaming about the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
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Sea Ennui brings us to the ocean in this beachy encaustic collage. Linda has taken her love of the water and brought her characters into this echoes of the sea portraiture with her whimsy, fashion and style!
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Linda pulls from the 20's and 30's, anything French and in this Encaustic Mixed Media series, fantastical noble women. We love Princess Bun Bun with her carrot headpiece and veil and delightful bunny rabbits.
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Just a Dream Away is from encaustic artist Linda Benenati's new series called Dream Divas.
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Brand new series of narratives by Linda Benenati called Dream Divas explores the vast night sky, the constellations and our dreams.
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Fish out of Water is the latest encaustic portrait as part of a new series of narratives by Linda Benenati called Arrivals and Departures. She's just landed and about to go on an adventure of the unknown.
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The A Team features super charming characters and narratives in Linda Benenati's Altered States theme.
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