About the Artist

Linda painting

Linda painting on site in Sonoma

My paintings are about the beauty of the California coastal valleys and seashores. As a native, I want to preserve the images and the feeling of living in this diverse part of the world. Mornings are my best time to capture the beauty of coastal seascapes, local ranches and small wineries tucked away in the rolling hills of Sonoma County, where the right compositions satisfy my artist's eye. On location, I use an impressionistic style, working with oil. Not only does painting enable me to see, but also to know the place I am painting.

GALLERIES

The Towers Gallery, 240 N. Cloverdale Blvd., Cloverdale, California
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, June & December 2014

EXHIBITIONS

Riverfront Gallery, Petaluma, July 10 - September 8, 2013
Santa Rosa Golf and Country Club, May-June-July, 2013
Art at the Source Open Studio, Sebastopol 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014
Windsor Art Council Gallery member artist: 2010-2013
Abrams Gallery, Mendocino Art Center: Fall 2009
Rocholi Winery: summer 2009
Sebastopol Apple Blossom Art Show: 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013
Plaza Arts Healdsburg Member Showcase: Winter 2008, 2010
Taft Street Winery: Fall 2007
Members Show Arts Council of Sonoma County: 2007, 2008

AWARDS

AWS Apple Blossom Fair, 2013: Honorable Mention
Windsor Art Council Show, 2010: Best of Show and Honorable Mention
Santa Rosa Harvest Fair awards winner: 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012

EDUCATION

Studied 5 years with Camille Przewodek at L’Atelier aux Couleurs Art Academy, Petaluma,
Plein air workshops with Kevin PcPherson, Joe Pacquet, Timothy Horn, Camille Przewodek,
Jeanette Le Grue and Paul Kratter
Figure painting workshops with Peggy Kroll-Roberts and Ray Roberts
Santa Rosa Junior College Art Department drawing, painting, and art theory classes 2001-2008, 2012
University of Santa Cruz Art Department drawing classes 1998

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Sebastopol Center for the Arts
AWS-Artist Workshop of Western Sonoma County
Windsor Art Council
Oil Painters of America Associate
Monday Morning Painters

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