Linda was born and raised in England in an artistic family that encouraged their children’s passion for art from an early age.  In her early twenties, Linda moved to the United States, to work for the World Bank in Washington DC. 

During her career she traveled to many developing countries and lived for six years in India and Senegal.  Inspired by the rich colors and vibrant cultures she encountered, she continued to paint in her spare time and actively supported local arts initiatives. 

While primarily self-taught, Linda also studied at the Corcoran School of Art in Washington DC.  She was influenced in her work by her drawing teacher, Joey Manlapaz, a photorealistic urban landscape painter.  Ms. Manlapaz emphasized the importance of accurate representation, introducing techniques for measurement, perspective, scale, texture and value, stretching the versatility of just one color. As a result, Linda became fascinated with the power of drawing as a medium, enjoying the clean, tactile simplicity of graphite on paper.

Living in Senegal, with road trips into Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Mauritania, Linda fell in love with the harsh, arid landscapes of the Sahel.  Back in the US, and making her first visit to the southwest, she was similarly drawn to New Mexico and ended up living off-grid on Glorieta Mesa, about 30 miles from Santa Fe, before moving, with her horses, mules, donkeys and dogs to La Bonita Ranch, near Las Vegas, New Mexico, a working cattle ranch owned by her now husband, Gary.  Linda’s drawings capture the wildlife emerging from the surrounding mountains - bear, elk, deer, bobcat, mountain lion, as well as ranch livestock, domestic animals, and glimpses of working ranch life.  Now, having sold their ranch and living in Santa Fe, Linda continues to work from the hundreds of photographs she took over the years at the ranch. Her black bear series was made possible thanks to Bill Lea (billlea.com), nature photographer and bear advocate, who has permitted use of his amazing photographs as reference.

New inspiration for Linda’s work also comes with the family’s lengthy stay each spring in the lush beauty of Mobile Bay, in the Gulf Coast region of Alabama, home to spectacular seabirds, including brown pelicans and a host of critters not found in New Mexico, including the gregarious Gulf Coast Box Turtles, the largest box turtle in the US, and, of course, alligators.