NEW WORK

          transistions 01

           TRANSITIONS: 01 (12" x 24")  oil, mixed media, photography on board

The combination of photographically based imagery along with the manipulative immediacy of paint enables the subject and object to merge and transform from form to mirage, resulting in a more profound meaningful and somewhat spiritual art form. See more...

 

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             PARADE OF THE CALLS:  Drummers in Red  (48" x 42")  oil on canvas

 

The painting series the "Parade of the Calls" is based on photographs taken in Uruguay, S.A.  I was taken by the sound and spectacle of hundreds of candombe drummers, the sound so rich and dense that the concrete buildings along each side of the street vibrated in harmony.  Men in colorful costumes and large sun hats dipped and swooped flags.  Others carried thick poles at the end of which teetered giant three dimensional stars and moons.  The parade included a variety of actors and dancers including el escobero, the stick men who carry magical sticks that sweep away "bad energy" making room for new possibilities.  In this series of paintings I am reminded of humanity's deep need of ritual to disperse fear and of celebration that embraces community.   View the new series and all other work in the Art Gallery side panel.  

When you visit Calgary, AB please stop by Master's Gallery Ltd and while in Kelowna, BC please see my work at Tutt Art Galleries. 

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COMING SOON

2010  "Autobiographical Photos and  Photography" PHO 112 Continuing Education, University of Calgary, Wednesday night from September 29, 2010.  Focus on creating and pulling together imagery that relates to your life and the environment in which you were raised. You will draw on personal historical photographs as a point of reference that will form the basis for photographic exploration within a contemporary context. Issues such as family relationships, memory and nostalgia will be moved from history into real and present time. Learn through hands-on, practical photographic assignments and exercises.  Sign up here.

 

2010  "Performance Painting"   with Neil Cockburn and Linda Craddock in the Jack Singer Concert Hall, in the EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts.  The Mount Royal University Conservatory and its partners are delighted to host six days of world-class events.  The free concert starts at 12:10 PM, Monday Oct 4, 2010 during the Calgary Organ Festival and Symposium.   Calgary Organ Festival and Symposium.

 

2010  "Mixed Media Autobiographical Photos, Photography and Collage "  Join my intense five day workshop August 2 - 6 at Red Deer College Summer Series.

 

2010  "Champions of Learning"  promotes Adult Learning and Literacy in Calgary through the University of Calgary's Continuing Education.  View my two part lecture on Autobiographical Photos and Mixed Media Photography on the Continuing Education's YouTube Channel.

 

2010  "New Members - New Work"   Alberta Society of Artists Exhibition from April 21 - May 30 at Lougheed House Gallery 707-13 Avenue SW Calgary, AB.

 

2009  "Images & Reflections"  From June 4 to June 27, 2009 the Triangle Gallery of Visual Arts in Calgary, Alberta presents the exhibition and celebrates a successful Eastern European Tour.  Opening Thursday June 4, 2009 at 7:30 pm. 

 

2008  "A Tribute to Olivier Messiaen" (1908-1992) Performance Painting with Dame Gillian Weir, organist.  Cantos Music Foundation Organ Area, University of Calgary Department of Fine Arts and ProArts Society, Calgary, Alberta. 

 

2008-2007  "Images and Reflections" The Artists Circle International Exhibition traveling through Poland and the Czech Republic.  Organized by The Triangle Gallery, Calgary, Alberta.


 

 

 

CV...

“Without exception, my creative work is informed by the photograph -- memory and belief touched by the familial and personal photo archive.  My photographic process involves a reality recorded, scrutinized, reassessed, negotiated and rearranged.”

Linda graduated from the Alberta College of Art and Design then received a BFA in Drawing and MFA in Photography from the University of Calgary. Public exhibitions include the Glenbow Museum, Edmonton Art Gallery, the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography and various artist-run centers. The Art Gallery of Alberta, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Alberta Culture and Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography have collected her work.

Linda values Art Education and community involvement in the Visual Arts.  She teaches with the Calgary Board of Education as an artist in residence, gives workshops for EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts and offers courses with University of Calgary's Continuing Education.  Linda is involved with the Calgary Contemporary Arts Society and the Triangle Gallery of Visual Arts.

Her work is represented by Masters Gallery in Calgary AB and by Tutt Street Gallery in Kelowna BC.

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Source material for Transitions Series: QE Highway overpass.

Digital Photograph, 2010.