Linda O' Grady
Paintings - Drawings
Perfection in blue 2014 60x80cm SOLD
After being solely a portrait painter for nearly twenty years, I am currently enjoying the resurgence in popularity of figurative art.
There is endless inspiration to be found in the human figure and no shortage of subject matter in our daily lives. I love to paint the nude; the fluidity of flesh in all its forms and am have been totally absorbed in the burlesque/cabaret scene for some time now.
Beautifully posed bodies with stunning costumes and a little dose of eroticism! I continue to paint portraits as well as a series of ’nudescapes’ where the curves of the female form mimic the gentle rolling hills around Adelaide, my home of nearly 3 years. This has afforded me a greater variety of work to show, all still telling some story or other, and what that story is very much depends on what you, the viewer, sees.I believe art should be available to all and am trying particularly to dispel the myth that real art, and a portrait in particular, is hugely expensive or that you have to sit in a draughty artist’s studio for months on end.
I’d like to feel that there is a place for my paintings in any environment. InfluencesI have always been interested in all types of figurative work and portraiture in particular; my work is in a traditional vein, in that my paintings are realistic and always look like the subject! I am particularly inspired by the excellent drawing skills of artists such as Toulouse Lautrec, Degas and Picasso’s sketchbook work, as well as Klimt’s exquisite mix of portrait and pattern.
Currently I admire the work of British artists Alexandra Gardner, Jack Vettriano, and other contemporary artists who like to paint what they see around them with that little bit extra. I am fascinated by the human figure and particularly the face. I love the different visual effects of light on form. Career pathI graduated from Edinburgh College of Art in 1992 with a BA (Hons) in Illustration and painting. I was exhibited in the 1993 BP Portrait Award at the NPG in London, and have been exhibiting and selling my work across the UK since graduating.
I currently work from a studio in my home, code to the beautiful Brighton beach near Adelaide, South Australia, and find my creative juices flow very freely! My work is always on show at the Glenelg Art Gallery, and my portraits are collected by a number of clients across the UK, Europe and Australia, whilst earlier works are published in a number of Dorling Kindersley How to books. I am proud to have painted the portraits of such iconic figures as Tony Hart, Johnny Ball, as well as Tommy Sheridan
and Jacki McNamara of Celtic Football Club.
There is endless inspiration to be found in the human figure and no shortage of subject matter in our daily lives. I love to paint the nude; the fluidity of flesh in all its forms and am have been totally absorbed in the burlesque/cabaret scene for some time now.
Beautifully posed bodies with stunning costumes and a little dose of eroticism! I continue to paint portraits as well as a series of ’nudescapes’ where the curves of the female form mimic the gentle rolling hills around Adelaide, my home of nearly 3 years. This has afforded me a greater variety of work to show, all still telling some story or other, and what that story is very much depends on what you, the viewer, sees.I believe art should be available to all and am trying particularly to dispel the myth that real art, and a portrait in particular, is hugely expensive or that you have to sit in a draughty artist’s studio for months on end.
I’d like to feel that there is a place for my paintings in any environment. InfluencesI have always been interested in all types of figurative work and portraiture in particular; my work is in a traditional vein, in that my paintings are realistic and always look like the subject! I am particularly inspired by the excellent drawing skills of artists such as Toulouse Lautrec, Degas and Picasso’s sketchbook work, as well as Klimt’s exquisite mix of portrait and pattern.
Currently I admire the work of British artists Alexandra Gardner, Jack Vettriano, and other contemporary artists who like to paint what they see around them with that little bit extra. I am fascinated by the human figure and particularly the face. I love the different visual effects of light on form. Career pathI graduated from Edinburgh College of Art in 1992 with a BA (Hons) in Illustration and painting. I was exhibited in the 1993 BP Portrait Award at the NPG in London, and have been exhibiting and selling my work across the UK since graduating.
I currently work from a studio in my home, code to the beautiful Brighton beach near Adelaide, South Australia, and find my creative juices flow very freely! My work is always on show at the Glenelg Art Gallery, and my portraits are collected by a number of clients across the UK, Europe and Australia, whilst earlier works are published in a number of Dorling Kindersley How to books. I am proud to have painted the portraits of such iconic figures as Tony Hart, Johnny Ball, as well as Tommy Sheridan
and Jacki McNamara of Celtic Football Club.
Earn your stripes 2013 30x60cm
Feather me blue 2013 50x60cm
Immersion, Watercolor, 7.5 x 18
Unfurling 2014 20x25cm
Bootiful twirls 2014 60x80cm
Firecracker closing sequence 3 2012 24x30cms
Swing out Sister 2012 30x80cm
Adam's apple 2012 40x40cm SOLD
Liberty laid bare 2012 20x50cm
Serpentine 2011 50x70cm SOLD
Feather frenzy 2011 50x70cm SOLD Affordable Art Fair, London March 2011
Patterns and pearls 2010 30x40cm SOLD
Can an angel change her spots? 2010 40x60cm SOLD
From behind the screen 2008
Adorned with red 2008 SOLD
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