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Patsy Lindamood
AFC
Wildlife Paintings in Pastel, Colored Pencil |
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Consumed for years by her duties as CEO of a small credit union, Patsy Lindamood did not embark upon a career as an artist until November 9, 2001. On a “bank” holiday, Patsy spent her day, on a whim, attempting a rendition of the howling wolf screensaver that frequently cycled up on her laptop. An artist was “born” that day.
A late starter as an artist, Patsy has sought out nationally and internationally recognized pastelists and wildlife artists with whom to do workshops as a means to rapidly enhance her mastery of painting techniques and to enrich her understanding of what constitutes compelling art. While she has taken away incredible insight and exciting new approaches to viewing the world of nature and of art from her experiences with each of one of her “artist heroes,” Patsy has emerged with a style uniquely her own, marked by strong, colorful, yet infinitely detailed compositions in a representational style.
Patsy’s work derives from research and observation of creatures in their environments, in the wild whenever possible. Long hikes through wildlife refuges and extensive camping trips to state and national parks have provided great adventure and abundant inspiration.
Working large in pastel on Ampersand Pastelbord, Patsy Lindamood’s paintings are life-size, bold with color, rich with texture, and bursting with presence. Her intent is to produce works that evoke an urge to reach out and touch . . . coarse fur, leathery skin, whispery feathers. Maybe it’s a fortunate factor that pastel works are shown under glass: Patsy would never wish her collectors to suffer a bite or scratch from one of these wild things!
Patsy is drawn to strong colors, strong textural elements, and strong negative shapes, and she generally paints her wildlife in simplified compositions that allow her to focus on these elements. A newly developing interest is the physics of light and how the human eye reads light, shadow, and color. Consequently, recent works incorporate more environment, which affords her the opportunity to explore the interplay of light, shadow and color more extensively.
Much of Patsy’s body of work to date is comprised of avian art. While living in Florida, she had access to more subject material than she could ever possibly use. What most excites her is to find birds in unusual settings, striking a characteristic pose, or illuminated with exceptional lighting. “Wood Stork Blues” was inspired by one such setting.
Having committed 23 years of her life to leading the operations of a small credit union in North Central Florida, in 2011 Patsy retired as CEO and sought out a less demanding position that would afford her greater freedom to pursue her passion to paint. That search led her to yet another credit union in Huntsville, TX, where as CFO Patsy enjoys tremendous support from her CEO for her artistic endeavors, finding herself reporting not only the financial status of the credit union to her boss, but also regularly updating the CEO on the progress of her various paintings and exhibition events.
Patsy is thrilled to now be based out of Huntsville, TX. She loves the western United States, and Huntsville, TX, has welcomed her and her art with open arms. Wildlife regularly visit her property there, and it is not unusual to pass deer or roadrunners on her weekday route to the credit union. Patsy expects 2012 to be a breakout year for herself as a wildlife and figurative pastel painter.
13 Timberline Circle • Huntsville, TX 77320 • 352.339.2353 •
lindamood@att.net • www.wildthingsartwork.com
Updated November 2012
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Support for Conservation:
Supporting land conservation and protection of endangered species through various state and national land conservation and wildlife protection associations. My goal for 2013 is to provide further monetary contributions through sales of art, and to promote conservation activism through my art and my personal passion for wildlife.
Special Achievements:
- 2009 - 2008 PaintAmerica Top100 Winner
http://paintamerica.org
"Glacier Blues" and "Tern Talk" both selected. Works will tour with PaintAmerica 2008 through 2008. View the work at http://paintamerica.org/2008PATop100html/08top100Page6.html
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All rights reserved. All images and text © Copyright 2013 Patsy Lindamood - Member of the Artists for Conservation Foundation (Formerly
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