The paintings are inspired and based on an intimate relationship with the immediate environment, capturing a true sense of place. The works act as intricate and in depth studies of this special setting focusing on the transient seasonal and climatic forces at work within the landscape allowing the paintings to evoke sensations beyond the figurative. Moving with the ever changing seasons and their unpredictable qualities the paintings evolve in an organic and spontaneous yet challenging way, ensuring that the works obtain a constant energy, ever engaging with the viewer.

The work is begun on site, often in the more extreme conditions of a season and then refined in the studio. This combination of observation and contemplation allow the works to retain a freshness, alongside a controlled and often experimental process.

Linda paints with walnut oil on linen developing thin tonal layers to obtain an infinite depth and translucency, creating a unique voluptuous and silken quality to the surface. The paintings in their process question and play with the magic of paint, and its ability of suggestion, allowing the images to exist in an aesthetic blend of figurative and abstract.

EDUCATION

Linda is a painter in the fine art tradition. Having studied at Grimsby School of Art and Kingston University Linda carried on practicing as a fine artist whilst simultaneously teaching in Further and Higher education.

Group EXHIBITIONS

• 2018 Winter Show at Cameron Contemporary Art

• 2018 Christmas Show at Cube Gallery

• 2018 Between Land and Sea at Cameron Contemporary Art

• 2018 Affordable Art Fair Hampstead with Cameron Contemporary Art

• 2018 Fresh Art Fair Cheltenham with Hybrid Gallery

• 2018 Into Spring at McAllister Thomas Fine Art

• 2017 Affordable Art Fair Battersea with Four Square Fine Arts

• 2017 Affordable Art Fair Hampstead with Four Square Fine Arts

• 2017 The Winter Collection at McAllister Thomas Fine Art

• 2017 Exquisite Garden at Cloud Cuckoo Land

• 2017 Christmas Show at Cube Gallery

Publications and Projects

• Linda has recently been collaborating, as artist, with the author Louisa Thompson Brits on a new publication based on our unique downland landscape and its pathways that was published in October 2018

• STUDIO - Designer/Author Sally Coultard

• STUDIO - Creative Spaces For Creative People

• HUBERT HADDAD - ‘Bowl Full Of Rain’ Published by Ponteallegrazie ‘Snow Berries’ was used for the cover.                                 

• ALUN CALLENDER - Alun documented my practice for The Sussex Artists Project - An Artist In Nature