Art at Argo’s presents
“Personal History”
a retrospective exhibit by preeminent local artist Linda Langhorst
April 1 – June 29, 2026
You’re invited to a champagne reception
Saturday, April 4th, 1 – 3 pm
Come chat with the Linda, view her fascinating art,
enjoy bubbly, treats & music by guitarist Taylor DeVault.
Here is Linda’s artist’s statement:
Personal History:
Image Making Over Time
I am an artist who loves music and the natural world. I grew up painting pictures and playing piano. I was a “city girl” who worked on a farm and went to school in Agriculture. As a young adult I returned to drawing and painting full time, concentrating first on informal portraiture and musicians, and later moving to the OSU Marching Band, and then to New Orleans. Eventually my interest spread to the Blues Highway as a whole. I’ve also spent a little time in the woods and the wilderness and occasionally try to paint why I find peace in those places.
Although I was a full-time painter for about 30 years, the last several years I have been painting less and playing music more. I took up the banjo at 50 and find it to be the happiest instrument imaginable. I also help run an independent music store in Grandview (Guitar House Workshop) with my husband, John Bolzenius. For a few years, I moved my easel to the shop and painted there, immersed in my subject: making music. Eventually, the shop became busier, and my easel returned to the studio, where it still sometimes calls me.
I have had the true honor of providing commissions for corporate and private collections across the country, including several projects for The Ohio State University. My Blues Highway images have found their way onto CD covers and the homes of musicians and lovers of music throughout the states. I remain grateful for the many friendships I’ve made along the way.
This exhibit includes original drawings from the early years as well as more contemporary oil paintings. I’ve also framed a few prints of drawings, watercolors and oils. My past exhibits were based on a single topic. If this show can claim any theme, it might be an incomplete retrospective – which is a fancy way of saying a sampling from 40 years of making pictures. It’s been good fun.
