Linda Benenati

Hydrangea Mania, Original Painting

2020

Artist Comments
Artist Linda Benenati created this whimsical still life as a nod to one of her favorite flowers and also to her collection of vintage tin toys. By arranging the similarly colored toys in front of the pot of hydrangeas, Linda developed a gentle color correspondence between the two elements. The neutral gray provides the perfect backdrop for the mostly pastel color palette.

About the Artist
Artist Linda Benenati creates playful, vintage styled encaustic portraits. Linda grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and studied English and Fine Art in college. After graduating, she continued to paint in oil and acrylic while pursuing a career as a graphic artist and writer in the tech industry. In 2010, an encounter with encaustic painting completely changed her art practice and she says it became her all time favorite medium. Today, Linda uses the molten wax exclusively to develop her humorous and personal scenes. "I am a collector of things, words, phrases and ideas," she explains. "I keep a notebook by the side of my bed and often ideas come to me in the middle of the night or even in dreams. Once I have an idea to illustrate or story I want to tell, I will collect images from multiple sources including magazines, the internet and taking photos." When she's not working in her home studio, Linda enjoys live theater and watching vintage film noir, where she finds inspiration in the costumes and set designs.

Words that describe this painting: hydrangeas, pot, flowers, leaves, plant, toys, vintage, bird, floral, still life, whimsical, playful, gnome, elf, still life, representational, vintage, encaustic artwork, green

Hydrangea Mania
Linda Benenati
Encaustic artwork on wood
Stained wood edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on back
2020
10 in. h x 10 in. w x 1.5 in. d
2 lbs. 0 oz.