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LINDA MEANEY
PROFILE
PLACE OF BIRTH:
Edinburgh
1975
Studied
architecture at The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College
London
1980+ Worked
for a number of
Richmond
architectural practices
including Darbourne and Darke. As well as the usual architectural work I
was also involved in the preparation of a variety of presentation drawings
such as rendered perspectives and airbrushed elevations.
1982
Qualified
as an architect
1989 Architectural
drawing prepared for Darbourne and Darke accepted for the Royal Academy
Summer Exhibition
1992+ Decided to develop my
watercolour painting skills by attending a number of short courses run by
artists such as Paul Riley, Patrick Hoyland and Bettina Schroeder amongst
others
1999 Enrolled at
the Richmond Adult Education Clifden Centre, Twickenham to study oil
painting under Keith Hutchison
1999 Commenced part
time working as an architect in order to pursue my interest in painting.
Over the past five years I have successfully sold my work
at art fairs, open studios and privately. Initially my work consisted
largely of architectural watercolours, which I sold wherever I travelled
in
France
,
Italy
and
Spain
. More recently however I
have enjoyed working in oils and the subjects now include still life, life
painting, portraiture, but mainly large-scale single flowers.
From my earliest architectural work to the current series of flower
paintings I have always had a fascination with reflected light,
transparency, colour, texture and structure. I first painted a single rose
as a commission for a private client and thought it a fairly
straightforward subject. However as the work progressed I became aware of
the incredibly subtle variations of colour, the delicate areas of
reflected light and the wonderful textures and structure that just one
bloom contained. I have continued to paint flowers for the past year and
with each one I have tried to bring out these qualities. Each painting has
it’s own character and is as individual as a portrait.
The artists who have influenced me the most over the years
are Matisse, Monet, Vuillard, Paul Riley, Fred Cuming, Bernard Dunstan,
Ken Howard and of course Georgia O’Keeffe.
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