Linda Steine

medium: painting

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Snow Dancing (tetraptych) 2010 Painting	Pine Bark 2010 Painting	Birch Bark 2010 Painting
Stumps 2010 Painting	Eye Level 2008 Painting	Boats Waiting 2009 Painting
Birch Cluster 2010 Painting	Summer Shadows 2010 Painting	The Pier 2008 Painting
Sea Grass 2008 Painting

Contact information
700 Angel Ct. #213
Holmen, WI 54636
Phone Number: 608-386-9457
Email Address: lindaandbud@charter.net
Web site: lindasteineart.webs.com

Artist statement
I wish to share my love of nature through art. As a child my parents taught me how to appreciate the world around me and enjoy the gifts nature has to offer. This love of the natural world has enabled me to capture the beauty of the environment as it unfolds before me each day.

My paintings are in oil, acrylic and watercolor, and mixed media. I work on canvas, masonite, plywood and various papers. Techniques that I am exploring include a combination of acrylic, charcoal and oils, with glazing techniques of the Renaissance. My current works reflect the use of a limited palette, and adding found objects to my paintings. If I am not painting outdoors “en plein air,” I am working from photographs I have taken of the area I want to paint. My work continues to reflect my environment. My greatest influences are just beyond the viewfinder.
Over and above painting, I have committed myself to the arts by being active in several art organizations in my community. As an artist I continue to grow through the eyes of the students whom I teach painting classes to. Everyday is an adventure, and every moment is a possible painting.

Biography
Education includes: M.E.P.D. 2007, BS 2002 in Studio Art, both degrees received at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Areas of specialization: Art Education (adult learners); Studio Art (painting, ceramics, photography). Thesis: Water and Oil Do Mix: Product Comparison, Health and Safety, Educational Advantage and Studio Practices

Professional experience in the arts includes: multi-media artist, adjunct faculty, Viterbo University, teaching drawing foundations; instructor non-credit art UW-La Crosse, conducting workshops and teaching art classes to children and adults throughout Wisconsin; Artist in Residence at local schools; active member of several art organizations; and outreach specialists Continuing Education in the Arts, UW-La Crosse.

My greatest pleasure as an artist is teaching and watching artists grow and become proficient in their craft.