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Linda Besse
was drawn to the outdoors through her geology bachelor’s
degree from Colgate Untiversity, followed with a geology Master
of Science degree from Eastern Washington University. These encouraged
her to get into the back country of Alaska, Nevada, Wyoming,
Utah, and Montana. |
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her field sketches and her photographs, she creates a composition
designed to reflect the inherent artistry of the world around
us. Linda paints exclusively in oil because she appreciates its
luminosity, depth, and intensity of color. She uses an alla prima
technique to capture the immediacy of the image. |
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Surrounded
by deer, wild turkey, grouse, quail, coyote, and the occasional
moose, bear, and mountain lion, Linda’s home in eastern
Washington State gives her plenty of reference material out her
kitchen door. While her main subjects are wildlife, Linda enjoys
“stretching her brushes” with aspects of her world
travels. Her search for inspiration has taken her to every U.S.
state, over 45 countries, and to all seven continents. Linda’s
adventures include traversing the remote tundra of Labrador to
research the caribou migration, paddling a canoe 459 miles on
the Noatak River to see muskox above the Arctic Circle, snorkeling
Hudson Bay with wild beluga whales, and crossing the Drake Passage
to Antarctica in 48-foot seas. |
| Linda is
a Signature Member of Oil Painters of America, Society of Animal
Artists, and the American Society of Marine Artists. Her award-winning
paintings are collected on five continents. |
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EXHIBITIONS and AWARDS (abbreviated):
Coos Art Museum 28th Maritime Exhibition
Director's Choice Award 2022
Oil Painters of America National Exhibit,
Animal Award of Excellence 2021
Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibit, Animal Award
of Excellence 2018
Oil Painters of America Salon Show, Honorable Mention 2019
Challenges of Climate Change by Science Art-nature, 3rd Place
2021
National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society, Spring International
Online Show Best in Show 2020
NOAPS Fall Int’l Online Showcase, Merit Award 2021
NOAPS Spring Online Showcase, Award of Excellence 2022,
Merit Award 2023
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Artist of the Year 2017
American Academy of Equine Artists, 2020 Jean Bowman Award
Winner
Birds in Art, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, accepted 11 times
Safari Club International Artist of the Year 2018
Safari Blue International Foundation Conservation Artist of the
Year 2014
NatureWorks, Tulsa, Featured Artist 2019, Encore Artist
2020
International Guild of Realism Annual Exhibition, Best Wildlife
Award 2020
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More photos of Linda's encounters
with Nature's amazing creatures:
Feel free to contact Linda. Unless
she is out on some new adventure,
she will be happy to respond to you promptly.
LINDA BESSE
(509) 238-9129
e-mail: Linda@BesseArt.com
Linda is a Signature Member of
the Society of Animal Artists,
a Signature Member of the American Society of Marine Artists,
a Signature Member of Oil Painters of America,
and a member of the International Guild of Realism. |
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