WILDFLOWERS ON EXHIBIT AT CAFE JOSIE IN AUSTIN, TEXAS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 2008

Contacts:
Linda Calvert Jacobson — Artist
830-624-5302; linda@casadelinda.com
www.texaswildflowerartist.com

Cody Taylor — Manager, Cafe Josie
512-322-9226


‘VARIATIONS ON A THEME’ FEATURES WILDFLOWER PAINTINGS BY LINDA CALVERT JACOBSON

PAINTINGS ON EXHIBIT AT AUSTIN’S CAFE JOSIE THROUGH JAN. 2, 2009

Wildflower paintings representing a variety of styles by Linda Calvert Jacobson will be on exhibit at Café Josie through Jan. 2, 2009.

The solo exhibit at the popular Sixth-Street restaurant features 13 paintings from three different series of wildflowers by Jacobson.

“As you look around the restaurant, you’ll see that the title of this exhbit, ‘Variations on a Theme.’ is self-explanatory,” Jacobson says. “On one wall you’ll see a heavily textured landscape painting from my palette-knife meadow series. On the adjacent wall is a selection from my signature line of contemporary wildflowers. The third group of canvases are from my newest series, titled ‘Summer of Luv,’ which are inspired by the colorful tie-dye fabrics of the 1960s.”

This exhibit is being held at the same time that 24 of Jacobson’s contemporary wildflower paintings are being featured in a solo show at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. That show ends on Dec. 14. Jacobson was invited for the solo exhibit by Joseph P. Hammer, the Wildflower Center’s director of product marketing.

"Linda Jacobson's paintings and her singular style capture the vibrancy and romance of wildflowers as few other artists around," Hammer says.

After arrangements had already been made for the Wildflower Center show, Jacobson was invited to exhibit at Café Josie, giving her the opportunity to bring in work from her two other series of wildflower paintings.

A native of Texas, Jacobson has combined a lifelong love of nature, wildflowers and art to create a series of paintings that celebrate Spring year around. From her studio in the Texas Hill Country, Jacobson began her contemporary wildflower series in 2003 and has continued to develop her unique style. Last year she began her palette-knife meadow series and this past summer she added the colorful “Summer of Luv” series.

Hundreds of Jacobson’s original wildflower paintings are in private collections in numerous states in the U.S. and around the world. Jacobson is represented in Florida by Léche-Vitrines Art Gallery in Fort Lauderdale. She also exhibits her wildflowers in her own gallery space, Casa de Linda Art Studio and Gallery, located in historic downtown New Braunfels, Texas and through her website, www.texaswildflowerartist.com.

Meanwhile, as her interpretive, expressive and colorful wildflowers proved to be popular with a broad range of collectors, Jacobson began to offer images from the series as designs for licensing and quickly found that the wildflowers transcend geographic boundaries, appealing to art and nature lovers on an international level as was evident by the response received at annual International Licensing Expos in New York City where she exhibits her wildflower artwork to potential licensees.

The contemporary wildflowers are currently featured on a line of greeting cards in the UK, New Zealand and Australia and for a series of limited-edition, artists-inspired watches that are exclusively available in the UK. She continues to negotiate and is open to discussing additional licensing opportunities.

Jacobson’s wildflower art has been featured on the NBC-affiliate TV program “San Antonio Living,” and in numerous articles in publications ranging including Art Buyer Magazine, Art Business News, The Licensing Book and License!Global magazine.

Café Josie is located at 1200 B West 6th Street, Austin; phone 512-322-9226; www.cafejosie.com. To learn more about Jacobson and her wildflower art, visit www.texaswildflowerartist.com.
-30-