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Artist's Statement
Linda Brown, a Southern California native, has been painting all her life.
(Well, ok, not all her life, but since the age of 3 anyway.) While in high school she was introduced to oil paints and has been passionate about it ever since. For many years her specialty had been commissioned portraiture.
Being an unashamed “nature lover”, when she was offered a commission that involved a significant outdoor landscape as a background, she jumped at the chance. That whet her appetite for more and she decided to elaborate on her portraits more often by setting the subject in the outdoors. Studying great landscape art of the past and present, she found herself especially drawn to the beautiful light and color found most often in the plein air works of early California artists such as: Edgar Payne, Maurice Braun, Guy Rose, and Elmer & MarionWachtel. Seeking further growth, she has studied with several contemporary masters such as Ralph Oberg, Matt Smith, and Skip Whitcomb.
Soon the outdoor work became her main focus. Her landscapes have an entirely different look than her classical portrait and still life works. In a style described as “painterly realism”, they emphasize the effects of light and atmosphere, and a sense of time and place. In both cases, however, her main goal is to capture the “spirit” of the subject she is painting.
“This world is full of beauty, from grand mountain vistas to butterfly wings. Painting such beauty is a joy I just couldn’t live without. When others look at my paintings, and feel that same sense of joy and beauty, I am deeply grateful for having been able to share the experience!”
Linda is a member of the California Art Club and Oil Painters of America.
Her paintings have been accepted into many juried exhibits, such as Arts for the Parks in Jackson WY, Salon International in San Antonio TX, Contemporary Masters Artistic Eden in Pasadena CA, and San Dimas National Western Art Exhibition in
San Dimas CA. Her works hang in private collections throughout the western U.S., as well as Canada and Great Britain. She makes her home in the foothill community of Claremont, California.
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