About Artist
Always a love for nature, landscapes and wildlife, florals and pets, Linda L.Hodge has stayed true to that no matter where she traveled throughout theUnited States. Most of her paintings are from different locations she hasvisited. If you ask Linda how long it takes do a painting, she doesn’t keeptrack of time. So to put it into perspective she might answer by telling you,“Over thirty years”. That’s how long Linda has been painting and workingon improving and adding what she learns along the way.
When Linda starts a painting, she usually sketches it out then thinks about creating the colors and atmosphere, moods, light and so on. Linda says “it’s never complete in my mind before starting. A lot of my painting come together as I am painting. I feel I am guided through by God”. After all it is his creation that I am painting.
She has been an animal portrait artist capturing the personality and soul of the pet of those that have commissioned her. Linda feels the eyes are so important to get right in the painting as well as their body structure.
Through the eyes one can see the personality and love from that animal.
Her life growing up on a farm and also and Equine judge for many years have developed a better eye for the animals conformation. Linda is now focusing on her desire to paint wildlife and landscapes. Artists paint to capture different things that we see that touches our hearts.
“I want to share those wonderful experiences that have touched my heart with others with hope that my paintings will be lasting memories of this wonderful planet we live on for years to come.”
Linda started working in Acrylics, oils and watercolor with several wonderfully talented teachers around the country and learned a variety of techniques. Then she continued to paint and explore on her own and developed her own style. Linda chooses to now work mostly with acrylics and watercolor.
She really enjoys working in acrylics because she can paint as though it looks like oil or watercolor depending on the techniques she uses. After the varnish is applied on an acrylic piece, the colors become more brilliant and the collector can choose to frame with or without glass or even without a frame.
Watercolor is also favored by many people because of the soft look it gives. It’s a whole different technique that she also enjoys doing, sometimes part of the painting creates itself which is fun to work with. So it’s just a matter of choice. Linda says, “Buy the painting that speaks to you, that makes you happy, and that you will enjoy looking at everyday on your wall. That’s what really makes it worth having.”
My goal is to share the beauty in nature to others who admire it as well.
Welcome to my art world!