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I can't remember what it was like before I drew. My mother introduced me to her watercolors and art supplies when I was four.  As a child, I was fascinated by Howard Fosters "Prince Valiant" and Walt Disneys Blue Fairy in Pinocchio, but it was my mothers sketch books that were the greatest influence to me.  They were sketches of her family and friends,  beautiful water colors and pen & inks. I spent hours alone in the garage copying every page. It wasn’t long before I began to fill sketch book after sketch book with pictures of my own.  Through childhood and my teens I would enter local contests and bring home awards. 

 

 

 


 

 
  At first, I chose “woodburning” as my medium because it was so unusual, and I could produce a fine detailed sketch in shades of brown. The different textures and the absence of color made them  uncommonly beautiful. I began to sell at shows in 1990 and was pleasantly surprised at the response.  The woodburning kept me busy for years. Then in 1999,  I  finally had the opportunity to pursue an education in art.  In  the year 2002 I graduated from Pennsylvania College of Art and Design with a degree in illustration. Since then my work has changed and has expanded to other mediums. Watercolor, Acrylics, Inks, and Oils.  I am still inspired by the inking of Howard Foster, and fascinated by the works of Disney studios. Now I also am influenced by the Great Masters like Michelangelo, Bottichelli, and Raphael. And the later Great Masters: Wyeth, Waterhouse, and Sir Edward Burn Jones. And of course the Great  Fantasy Masters of today like Brian and Wendy Froud, James Christensen, and Brom.


Currently I work in my studio as a free lance illustrator.  I spend most of my time working on Fantasy Portraits, and Sepia illustrations for shops and shows. I’ll design an occasional logo or so, but it is the fantasy work I adore.

In the future, I hope to be illustrating some of the classic fairy tales and perhaps writing a fairy tale of my own.  There’s a magic to life  that I am compelled to illustrate. 

 

 

 

 

 

Linda works in her studio in Lancaster Pa. She uses her dreams and visions as the main inspiration to her work. Her illustrations are a tranquil expression of her feelings and philosophy and yet can be universal in appeal.
 It is the unique blend of creativity and her spiritual nature that makes
her illustrations so enchantingly beautiful. Each painting is an expression of her soul.


If you would like to write to the artist you may e-mail her at
studio4184@dejazzd.com

 
 

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