From Horses to Humans
My life drawing career really began with my love of horses. When I was young, living in Ontario, Canada, I crawled under a fence at the local horse show with a sketchpad in my knapsack.
The EQUESTRIAN COLLECTION
If there was a horse or pony in the vicinity, I was there beside it or on it.
Soon, I could draw horses in my sleep.
Grey Arab - Commission
30 x 30cm Oil on Canvas
Velvet - Commission
30 x 30cm Oil on Canvas
Young Cob - Commission
30 x 30cm Oil on Canvas
Oberon as a Three Year Old in Oil with Bronze.
Equestrian Quick Sketch. Oops there he goes!
Winston ridden by Alice
Oil paint with metallics on canvas, Framed and available.
58 x 70 cm
30 x 28 cm Charcoal on card
Acrylic on canvas
64 x58cm
Portraiture
…a word on painting people
It helps to work quickly, catching the sitter’s expression. With water colour this is doubly important. You just jump in and trust your instincts. Not much chance of correction, though the better I got to know the medium, the easier I found adjustments.
Linda Powell
“ Drawing portraits is like walking on ice.. slippery, possibly dangerous and exciting. And it’s personal. Catching a likeness in a few scribbles and smudges seems like a miracle, (even though it is me, doing it). Carrying that further, is challenging but also mesmerizing and so rewarding when it works. Every brushstroke or swipe of the pastel has the power to define or destroy the likeness.”
Barnaby Thinking
Miriam Suspicious
80 x 80 Oil on Canvas
Henry Dreaming
80 x 80 Oil on Canvas
80 x 80 Oil on Canvas
LIFE DRAWING AND PAINTING
This figure painting was a very special wedding anniversary gift.
Here are some of my life and figure drawings and paintings. Click on the little arrow to see more. You will notice a piece of my ceramic sculpture there too.
Nude on Blue
Nude on Orange
Reviews
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“ I had a commission done of my horse, George, in oil which is my most prized possession. Thank you Linda - always..."”
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“ The portraits I commissioned of my daughters are stunning. Linda captured their personalities beautifully. "
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“ Linda sketched a series of nudes of me which I adore and will treasure forever. "
