About
art inspiration
Linda’s love of the arts began at an early age. In her youth, she would take trips into NYC so that she could study the works of known artists in the museums. She was inspired by such artists as John Singer Sargent, Renoir and Matisse along with many other painting masters.
Linda majored in the arts at Hofstra Univerity, NY and received an MFA in art education from the Brooklyn College while continuing her painting studies at the Art Student’s League of NY.
Linda taught art education in Wildwood, NJ for eight years until relocating to Brooklyn, NY. She went on to teach not only art education but math and English at the Jackie Robinson Intermediate School 320 from 1983-2000. She enjoyed taking her students on field trips into Manhattan to see the artwork in the museums or to take a short walk over to the Brooklyn Museum and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
On the weekends, Linda would carry her drawing materials into Greenwich Village, NYC, where she would sit with other artists drawing portraits for tourists.
On retiring, Linda joined local arts organizations in the Hudson Valley region of NY, where she became a member of the Green County Council on the Arts and the Columbia County Council on the Arts, participating in many exhibitions throughout the region.
