BART LINDSTROM FINE ART - NEWS

A REFRESHING PORTRAIT!

5/9/2025

It was a delight to meet the former CEO of Coca-Cola, Frank Harrison and his wife, Jan.

The portrait is for the Foundation for the Carolinas, Charlotte, NC.

The whole experience was fun, and we toasted the painting at the unveiling with, of course, a Coca-Cola.

Thank you to Portraits, Inc. & Mary Margaret Underwood for this wonderful commission.

Happy Mother's Day

5/2/2025

“Motherhood is the exquisite inconvenience of being another person’s everything.”

Childhood Home

4/16/2025

"Childhood Home" Click to enlarge

The painting reminds me of one of my favorite quotes that my daughter LIZ gave me when she was a teenager.

She said, “You know Daddy, paintings aren’t really about reality, they’re more about dreams and memories.”

"Zuni Jar with Lilies" Finds a Home

3/25/2025

"Zuni Jar with Lilies"

It is wonderful when a painting finds a home.

Thank you, Rick, Jason, Magan, and Roger, at Reinert Gallery, Charleston, SC

Natural Expressions

3/17/2025

Boyd
When I work with children, I like to pepper them with questions, so they are momentarily distracted. Simple questions like, "What is your favorite food, color, game, or movie." While they are thinking of the answer, they relax and give me natural expressions. An engaging expression makes a more real and honest portrait.

Back lighting a beauty

2/25/2025

Caroline

Back lighting a subject, especially a blonde, with a little sunlight coming over the shoulder has always been one of my favorites. Sunshine just makes me happy and feel alive.

Off to college ...

2/25/2025

When young people are heading off to college it’s the perfect time to paint a portrait.

It’s that special passage when they’re leaving childhood behind and starting those first years of adult life, a true milestone and so fun to capture.

Where grace meets beauty, magic happens.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

2/13/2025

CHARLOTTE 40 x 30 Oil

Charlotte
A heartwarming note I received from Charlotte’s mother:

“Bart, It’s amazing! I absolutely love it!”

It is so rewarding for an artist to receive praise for their art.

It informs us that our art resonates with others in a positive and meaningful way.

Dramatic charcoal in Portraits

2/3/2025

James
Charcoal drawings are often considered beautiful because of their ability to create deep, rich shadows and dramatic contrasts, allowing the artist to convey depth, atmosphere, and emotion through the interplay of light and dark.

A precious smile

1/26/2025

The happiness and joy expressed through a young boy's smile is priceless.

Priceless: “so precious that its value cannot be determined”