Art Chowder: When you’re at home, what do
you do to find inspiration?
Linda: Walk the cats. Scratch and Cinder
enjoy going for a walk. At least twice a day
it gives me a chance to watch them interact
with the outdoors (safely with us along)
and time for me to slow down, stretch my
legs, and really look at my surroundings in
all kinds of weather.
Art Chowder: Please name a few of your favor-
ite artists — living or dead.
Linda: One of my favorite deceased artists
is Lord Frederic Leighton, along with many
early to mid 19th century British painters.
Art Chowder: If the artist named above sud-
denly dropped by, what would you do? What
would you want to share with him?
Linda: I’d like to go for a walk with them
in the woods and ask them what they see.
They’d point out the light and shadows
with their unique artistic perspective and
give me a new way to look at the familiar.
I’d like to share a painting from three or
four years ago, a piece from last year, and
several of my current paintings to get their
take on my work and growth as an artist.
Art Chowder: Do you have any advice for artists
just starting out?
Linda: This is not an easy profession but it
is a rewarding one.
Be organized
Enter competitions
Paint what interests you
Push yourself artistically
Tell new stories by painting thoughts, ideas,
subjects which you have not seen expressed
quite that way before.
Where can our readers see more of your art?
www.BesseArt.com
March 1-3, Featured Artist, NatureWorks, Tulsa, Oklahoma
March 1-31, Virtuosos of Oil Painters of America, Cutter& Cutter Fine Art, St. Augustine, Florida
May 25-June 25, Sea, Sand, & Shore, Louisa Gould Gallery, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts
Latest accomplishments:
Featured Artist 2019, NatureWorks, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Safari Club International 2018 Featured Artist
Oil Painters of America Western Regional Show 2018 Award of Animal Excellence
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation 2017 Featured Artist
Safari Club International 2014 Conservation Artist of the Year
May | June 2019
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