Biography

Linda Nye's love of historic architecture, seaports, and the natural surroundings of the ocean evolved as she grew up in the Tidewater Area of Virginia with all its rich history. At the early age of five, Linda was inspired by the carvings from the ships' bows and the seascape paintings at the Mariner's Museum in Newport News, Virginia.

She developed a natural skill for drawing at an early age, thus its been her life's ambition to fulfill the calling of her artistic attributes.

Her enthusiasm to grasp new techniques continues as she visits museums of great works of art and researches how the masters learned and approached a new work. She says, "Sometimes I feel I'm almost walking in their foot steps."

Linda has studied at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. She has also studied with many well known artists across the country to include: Don Getz, Fred Graff, Homer Hacker, Fred Leach, Byrd Looker, Wanda Montgomery, Marc Moon, Jack Mulhollen; and taken numerous workshops from artists across the country such as: Tony Couch, A rietta Pech, Susannna Spann, Arne Westerman, and Alex Powers.

 

 

Linda Nye

Artist Statement

Linda's present series of paintings recreate a moment of personal emotion from areas of Virginia, North Carolina, and Ohio, where she currently resides. Her painting's most common medium is watercolor, because of the expressive use of color and light, which she describes as "poetry in color". "I want to portray a place for reflection and release a way from the everyday troubles, a place of comfort and peace."

 

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