painter linda S. gunn

LINDA S. GUNN

In the Studio
My Studio Paintings are a thought out and well planned process. I enjoy taking time to visualize the outcome of every piece of my art be it an  illustration, oil or watercolor painting. I often place an unfinished painting in a place we’re I can study it while going about my daily routine. Like on the kitchen sink or next to the TV. Sometimes an idea will come with a passing glance and I’ll grab my painting and take it upstairs to my studio for the finishing touches.
I also enjoy keeping my hand in life drawing and painting, a skill I developed in my teens and continue to this day.

standiing wall
15 x 22
acrylic on paper
this painting was referenced from photos and sketches that i made last year while preparing for my colour in your life live video. the painting depicts the rough trail of ruins leading from the tidepools at cabrillo beach in san pedro, ca

beach graffiti
15 x 22
acrylic on paper
this painting depicts the remnents of a building that has been beaten down over decades by heavy surf. mother nature and urban nature combined.

east of abalone cove
15 x 22
watercolor
this painting was planned out on watercolor paper. while drifting on the boat just offshore of palos verdes. i finished it in my studio

surf at crystal cove
12 x 14
watercolor
a painting of the beautiful beach at crystal cove, laguna ca

girl in the garden
30 x 22
watercolor
i repainted this 1998 watercolor that i found in my garage. i guess time and experience is my best teacher. the extra heavily textured paper was given to me by an art supply dealer when i was an instructor for art materials trade shows.

concert highlights
30 x 22
watercolor
memories of the paul mccartney concert i had attended shortly after cervical surgery. i wore a huge neck brace. the audience was filmed using an extremely bright light. i was told that my image was flashed on the huge screens.

off shore, palos verdes
15 x 22
watercolor
reference from the boat, a view of point fermin where my instructional video for colour in your life was filmed this painting was juried into the western federation of watercolor societies exhibition

the imagined
15 x 22
watercolor
my favorite childhood haunt. the trail to the tide pools at cabrillo beach, san pedro awarded best of theme in the San Diego watercolor society member show

out of bed
20 x 30
watercolor
taken from an earlier watercolor sketch. this is an illustration of my progress in healing from extreme cervical surgery. my bed was set up in the family room so that i could be a visual part of daily activities.