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Linnea Pergola's creativity inspires and guides the artist to create in her paintings a meld of drama and naive charm. Her work consists of a collection of captivating and enchanting portrayals of life and fantasy, from a pure and unaffected response to her subject. The artist's subject matter is as diverse and eclectic as her background and travels. It is her love for the many different places and cultures that she has seen and studied and the history she has absorbed that have given her a bountiful reservoir into which she dips her pen and brush. Although many subjects inspire Linnea, cityscapes are most often seen throughout her work. She embraces their distinctive atmosphere and lifestyles, architecture, lighting and the high energy of the cities that ignite her imagination. The viewer enthralled, is transported to different cities, foreign lands and times. Pergola's desire to express her unique creativity is the driving force which inspires and guides her to meld the diverse elements of drama and naive charm is her multi-media paintings and serigraphs. Pergola's body of work is a collection of captivating and enchanting portrayals of life infused with fantasy to reveal the artist's pure and unaffected response to her subject. Once a subject inspires Pergola, it is transformed by the artist into a new reality. Often the image is changed before the very first line is placed upon the canvas or paper, while other times the image gradually changes as the artist interacts with the image. Linnea Pergola focuses the viewer's attention on the individual elements she feels are most significant within the overall image.
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