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I am excited and honored to have been chosen by Southwest Art Magazine as one of the 10 "Artists to Watch" for 2008.
Look for me in the October/November 2007 issue.
July/August 2007
Paintings in oil by Linda Lucas Hardy - The original title of this blog was, "Little Gems From Triple "A" Gallery". I decided to change the name.
About me...
- Linda Lucas Hardy
- I decided to change the name of my blog from “Little Gems” to ‘travels to the edge’. Why not? There’s more security being on the edge than there is walking a tightrope, wouldn’t you say? So being on the edge is where I am and where I plan to stay. You may wonder what that has to do with anything. If you do not know for the last 17 years I’ve been working in colored pencil & I’ve been very successful. I actually thrived on the control I got from a pencil, so getting used to a brush proved challenging. But I wanted to paint & that meant leaving my comfort zone & my area of expertise. Some say it’s good when you do that but I must admit, for a while, I was on shaky ground. Nevertheless I’d made up my mind &I was determined. I’ve been painting now since January & I’m relaxing more every day. I’m learning what works but especially what does not work. I hate dumb mistakes but I’ve found them to be excellent teachers. Anyway, everything in art is a challenge because it’s basically problem solving. We don’t ever have all the problems solved no matter what medium we work in. It sure can make life interesting though when you move away from the one you know the most about.
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My work can be purchased through these Gallerys:
Artist to Watch ~ January 2008
I am excited and honored to have been chosen by Southwest Art Magazine as one of the 10 "Artists to Watch" for 2008.
Featured in the International Artists Magazine
Look for me in the October/November 2007 issue.
Featured in the Artists Magazine
July/August 2007
Followers
Favorite Blogs by Daily Painters
- Alvin Richard - Acrylic
- Ann Hardy - Oil
- BrushSpace
- Carol Marine - Oil
- Chris Beck - Watercolor & Acrylic
- Daily Painting Practice
- David Malan - Brilliant Anyway
- Diane Hoeptner
- Duane Keiser - Oil
- Jason De Graaf
- Jason Seiler
- Jeanne Illenye - Oil
- Jelaine Faunce - Oil
- Jennifer Bellinger
- Karin Jurick - Oil
- M Collier - Oil
- Marcia Molinar - Oil
- Michael Naples
- Mick McGinty
- Neil Hollingsworth - Oil
- Pablo Villicana Lara - Watercolor
- Qiang-Huang - Oil
- Sarah Trefny
- Todd Bonita
- Todd Ford
3 comments:
Absolutely brilliant in all of it's simplicity. What magic can be produced by the correct lighting!
Thanks so much for the compliment. Since I've been painting I've wrestled with whether I should try and loosen up or not but when I see something like the piece you just finished, I realize it's ok to be tighter and more realistic. I can't do anything else anyway, so I don't know why I get stressed over it. Your "Cat's Eyes on Cat's Eye" is fabulous.
Thank you so much Linda. I don't think that I can really teach you anything, but with paint everything happens in the final hours, when the little highlights appear and your are redefining everything. I would love to see you in action with your colored pencils because I really can't understand how you can create those photorealistic images. Anyway, it wouldn't surprise me one bit that you should become even better with oils because you are already there.
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