About Linda Maki
I’m an artist, mainly an oil painter, born in Berkeley CA, and working in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.
The paths I have taken in my artwork are linked by a love of color and contrast. (And things in rows such as pastries in a case or boots on a shelf.)
I love the aching beauty, nostalgia and poignancy found in abandoned old trucks and machinery, often discovered on a road trip. (See my 50|50 Artist Statement below.)
I have an ongoing pastry series painted in oils right onto discarded cookie sheets and trays. These “canvases” have a kitchen’s history baked in. Painting on metal has its own quirks!
I am available for no-risk commissions and custom murals.
My art is in collections in Atlanta, Dallas, New York, London, the Czech Republic and more. Custom murals in Denver and Florida.
My work has been in many juried shows and has won numerous awards. (See my website).
I hope you enjoy my work. Take a card! I’d love to hear from you.
"Truck paintings, pastry paintings, colorful paintings...."
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I’m an artist, mainly an oil painter, born in Berkeley CA, and working in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.
The paths I have taken in my artwork are linked by a love of color and contrast. (And things in rows such as pastries in a case or boots on a shelf.)
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I love the aching beauty, nostalgia and poignancy found in abandoned old trucks and machinery, often discovered on a road trip.
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I have an ongoing pastry series painted in oil right onto discarded cookie sheets and trays. These “canvases” have a kitchen’s history baked right in. Painting on metal has its own quirks!
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I am available for no-risk commissions and custom murals.
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My art is in collections in Atlanta, Dallas, New York, London, the Czech Republic and more. Custom murals in Denver and Florida.​
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Though I often paint from photos I have taken, I also find beautiful outdoor spots and paint “alla prima”, in one session from nature. (When I see something that I want to paint, I feel a tiny thrill in my heart. That’s how I find my subjects.)
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A lifetime of drawing and sketching since I was little led me to my current main medium: oil painting. I still love sketching people though.
I have studied with Adam Wolpert, Maddine Insalaco, Ben Brotherton and Jennifer McChristian
I hope you enjoy my artwork. I'd love to hear from you!
SELECTED JURIED SHOWS AND AWARDS
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2017-2025 Silicon Valley Open Studios
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May-June 2025 Members' show, Pacific Art League
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November 2024 102nd Anniversary Show, Pacific Art League Gallery, Palo Alto CA
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Sept 2024 "50|50": 50 Artists, 50 Works, 50 Days Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica CA
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May 2024 Members Show, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto
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November 2023 102nd Anniversary Show, Pacific Art League Gallery, Palo Alto CA
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June 2023 – 3rd Place and Honorable Mention (Berry Farm Truck and Little Cliffs at Miramar Beach) at Fine Arts Galeria, San Mateo County Fair
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May-August 2023 – “Adapting to Wildfire” Marin Civic Center, San Rafael, CA
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May 2023 – 3rd Place -”Parkfield Truck” - Members Show, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto.
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April-May 2023 – “Delicious” Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA
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April 2023 – SV Open Studios Preview Show, Mohr Gallery, CSMA, Mt View, CA
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Feb 2023 – “Seen and Imagined” Gallery Route One, Pt. Reyes Station, CA
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August 2022 – Solo Show, Los Altos Library, CA
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June 2022 – 1st Place Award “Red Truck in Town”; 3rd Place: “Stage Stop, San Gregorio” Fine Arts Galleria, San Mateo County Fair
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May 2022 – Pacific Art League Members Show “Dino” Palo Alto CA
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March 2022 – “Women’s View 2022” Caldwell Gallery Redwood City CA
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June 2021-- First Place Award: “Yellow Rowboat” First Place Award: “Duncan, Arizona”, Second Place Award: “Sausalito GMC” Fine Arts Galleria, San Mateo County Fair
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May 2021-now - Solo Virtual Show, Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA
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Oct 2020 "The Golden Hour" juried exhibit, O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA
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Oct 2020 “Beyond 20/20" Pacific Art League, Palo Alto
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May 2020 Peninsula Outdoor Painters, Show Twin Pines Ctr, Belmont
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June/July 2019 Lobby Gallery solo show Burlingame Parks & Rec
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May 2019 Plein Air Impressions Twin Pines Art Ctr. Belmont
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March 2019, Members show -- Pacific Art League, Palo Alto CA
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December 2018 Solo show Los Altos Library
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June 2018 2nd Place Award Fine Arts Galeria, SM County Fair: “Willys and the Airstream”
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December 2017 “Holiday Show” Pacific Art League, Palo Alto CA
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July 2017 “Summertime” Pacific Art League, Palo Alto CA
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April 2017 “Women’s View 2017”. Caldwell Gallery, Redwood City CA
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March 2017 “Fins, Feathers and Furs”. Pac Art League, Palo Alto CA
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September 2016 “Delicious” Studio Gallery, San Francisco
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June 2016 1st Place “Driftwood, Texas”. 3rd Place “Truck, Isleton” San Mateo County Fair
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May&July 2015 Café 78 & Little Bee Bakery, San Francisco. Solo shows
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Mar 2011 “Women’s View 2011”. Caldwell Gallery Redwood City CA