July 19, 2024 / News
Farms and Fields, An Artists View
Paintings by Deborah Lovelace Richardson
July 27 – Aug 11 at Links Bridge Vineyards
Frederick County, with its farmland and rolling hills, offers up many beautiful vistas that are always an artistic inspiration. Farms and Fields, a collection of (mostly) Frederick County landscapes painted on location by Deborah Lovelace Richardson, will be on display in the Links Bridge tasting room from July 27-August 11. The artist will hold a reception at the tasting on July 28, 1-3pm, for those who would like to meet her.
Middletown Barns © Deborah Lovelace Richardson
Richardson received a BFA in painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. She has always preferred to paint outdoors in a small format that can be completed in one or two three-hour sessions. She places down oil paint, analyzing one color as it relates to the one next to it. Each stroke of paint is put down as accurately as possible the first time, so little correction has to be made. This technique creates a rich surface with the emphasis on the stroke of the brush and the application of the paint to the surface, giving her work a very painterly quality.
Richardson paints weekly with Frederick’s enthusiastic plein air community and participates in several local plein air events each year. She has received numerous awards over the years and was honored to have her work featured in the Maryland Public Television special, “Historic Barns of Maryland.”
She is a member of the Frederick Plein Air Artists, and a life member of the Delaplaine Visual Arts
Center, Frederick County Art Association, and the Frederick County Landmarks Foundation.
Deborah’s work can be viewed at Gallery 322 in downtown Frederick, MD and at the studio/gallery she shares with her husband artist Harry Richardson near New Market, MD.
Goat Yoga (Again) at the Riffle
Goat Yoga at Links Bridge Vineyards is coming your way for the second time this summer! Enjoy a yoga experience on a grassy lawn overlooking the Monocacy River, at a peaceful but pleasantly babbling stretch we call “The Riffle.”
The second of this year’s goat yoga classes is Sunday July 28, 10 am-Noon.
The ticket price includes a mimosa before the class begins (come a little early!) and a complimentary tasting of 7 wines up at the tasting room when the class is over. We invite you to bring a picnic lunch to enjoy on the terrace or down by the river.
To sign up, go to the Goat for the Soul website.
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July 6, 2024 / News
A World of Whimsy–Watercolors by Seth Holmes
On display in the Links Bridge tasting room from July 6 -21.
Open weekends 11am-6pm, and on other days by appointment.
As part of its 2024 Wine and Art Series, Links Bridge Vineyards is delighted to exhibit paintings by Frederick-born, Waynesboro PA-based artist Seth Holmes. This exhibit includes many depictions of Frederick County scenes, not to mention others that are just plain “whimsical.” The whole family will enjoy it!
Penguin Cafe
© Seth Holmes
Seth started his professional art career in 2020 and has become known for his fun and colorful architectural caricatures and scenes of whimsy. His painting ‘Comfort and Joy’ was the grand prize winner for the ‘2021 Holidays in Historic Downtown Frederick’ art competition, and in May this year he opened an art studio and gallery located at 8 East Main Street, Waynesboro, PA, where he teaches watercolor classes geared toward beginners and experienced artists alike.
A reception for Seth will be held in the Links Bridge tasting room on July 13, 2-4 pm. Come on by!
For more information about Seth, look here.
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June 13, 2024 / News
Hello all,
We have two things going on this weekend that you will enjoy. First, we are exhibiting paintings by The Tuesday Painters. Second, it’s time for our first Goat Yoga session of the year. We’ll tell you a little about each below.
The Tuesday Painters
As part of our 2024 Wine and Art Series, we are hosting an exhibit of original paintings by a group of eight experienced and accomplished fine art painters who meet on Tuesdays to paint together, learn from each other, and inspire each other. Some members of this local group have been meeting for as long as 30 years! The paintings on exhibit include portraiture, landscape, wildlife, and still life topics.
Aging Gracefully
© Jodi O’Connell
The painters are Sandy Cook, Linda Goddard, Saboora Haider, Jodi O’Connell, Don Ouellette, Mary Pfister, Kristin Simanek, and Emily Sloviko. Their paintings will be on display in the Links Bridge tasting room from June 8–30. Open weekends, 11 am to 6 pm and other days by appointment. (To make an appointment, call 301-466-2413.)
Goat Yoga
The first of this year’s goat yoga sessions, brought to you by Goat for the Soul, is Saturday, June 15, 10 am-Noon.
The ticket price includes a mimosa before the class begins (come a little early!) and a complimentary tasting of 7 wines up at the tasting room when the class is over. We invite you to bring a picnic lunch to enjoy on the terrace or down by the river.
To sign up, go to the Goat for the Soul website.
Hope to see you this weekend!
Cheers,
Joan & Bob
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May 20, 2024 / News
Hello all,
This is just a short note to tell you that Goat Yoga is coming your way once again! Enjoy a yoga experience on a grassy lawn overlooking the Monocacy River, at a peaceful but pleasantly babbling stretch we call “The Riffle.”
The first of this year’s goat yoga sessions is June 15, 10 am-Noon. If you can’t be there for the first, though, we’ll also have sessions on July 28th and September 15th.
The ticket price includes a mimosa before the class begins (come a little early!) and a complimentary tasting of 7 wines up at the tasting room when the class is over. We invite you to bring a picnic lunch to enjoy on the terrace or down by the river.
To sign up, go to the Goat for the Soul website.
Cheers,
Bob & Joan
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May 15, 2024 / News
National Parks: Our Best Idea
Photos by James Schlett
May 18– June 2 at Links Bridge Vineyards
Saturdays & Sundays 11am-6pm
Other days by appointment
Hello all!
For the 5th installment of our 2024 Wine and Art Series, Links Bridge is hosting a fantastic collection of national park photographs by James Schlett. Jim has made photos in 185 of our national parks, many taken after long hikes to catch the right moment of “golden light” in exactly the right place. Of special interest will be his photographs of nearby National Park sites: Catoctin, Shenandoah, Gettysburg, Harpers Ferry, and Manassas.
Catoctin Park Pathway to Spring
© James Schlett
Over the years, Jim has been selected as Artist-In-Residence at eleven National Park sites. His photographs have been published in numerous magazines and periodicals and exhibited in galleries and art shows where he has won competitive awards. His interest in photography began with a grade school graduation gift of a Polaroid camera. He has a great love of travel and his photographs include images of our national parks, cityscapes, and nature in nearly every one of the fifty states.
Shenendoah Dusk
© James Schlett
To learn more about Jim’s pictures, try the links below:
https://photomanva.zenfolio.com
https://www.facebook.com/jim.schlett
We know you’ll enjoy these pictures, so come on by!
Best wishes,
Bob and Joan
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April 27, 2024 / News
New Exhibit: Frederick Plein Air Artists
Hello all,
As the next installment in our 2024 Wine and Art Series, Links Bridge Vineyards will be exhibiting paintings by members of Frederick Plein Air Artists. The exhibit opens at our tasting room on Saturday April 27th and ends on Sunday May 12.
Fresh Cut
© James Bricker
The Frederick Plein Air Artists group was formed out of a shared desire to paint outdoors on a regular basis, in a safe environment and at inspirational locations. They paint each Wednesday, weather permitting, through November, and start up again in the spring. It is the magic of the experience, of capturing the mood, color, and light of a scene “as it happens,” that brings these artists together. The Links Bridge exhibit includes paintings by James Bricker, Margaret Huddy, Rebecca Jackson, Jane Knighton, Elayne Rogge, Paula Rubin-Wexler, Ann Schaefer, Bonny Sydnor, Peggy Thompson, and Debbie Turcotte.
As a special feature of this exhibit, the Frederick Plein Air Artists will be on hand at the tasting room on Sunday May 5 from 1-5 pm to greet and talk with visitors. This is a great opportunity to view a unique collection of 37 paintings and to meet the accomplished artists who painted them. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres will be served, and wine will (as always) be available for purchase.
We hope you’ll come by!
Cheers,
Joan and Bob
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