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Linda Preece - Fine Artist
Member Since: 06/13/2009
My love of art began as a child, when my Mother gave me an oil painting set for Christmas. As I grew up I dreamed of a career in art, but opted for something more practical, nursing. Later I took classes in oil painting from Linnie Ayles, a very talented local artist. When Linnie and her husband retired and moved to Arizona I began to work more in pastel. I noticed that pastel was washable, and with tiny fingers and hands around, less likely to damage curtains and furniture than oil paint. I also noticed other advantages, like there are no brushes to clean and no paint to dry out. When I start missing the smell and the creamy consistency of oil paint, I drag it all out and do a couple of paintings. But after a short time away, I am always drawn back to pastels.
In the last few years I have been working en plein air as much as I am able. I can definitely see the benifits from painting from nature, but it sure can get cold painting outdoors in Michigan in the winter!