Linda Green

     There is a counterbalance that occurs with the movement of water; a sort of reset.  I am a child of the California foothills; an area laced with creeks and ponds, but for a short time I found myself in the homeland of my father in the North Island of New Zealand. It was there I discovered the sea….ever since, finding my way back to the sea. I am an explorer of tide pools and a collector of rocks, shells and sticks.

I am watching movements, smooth rounded hills rising and falling away; grass rolling and billowing like a giant sheet across landscape. There is rhythm; a repetition of calm. The same rhythm sends great waves crashing against the shore; eroding away pathways then burnishing small stones.

     In paint or clay, I work to express what I am seeing. I am not looking to represent those visions; regardless of their beauty, instead, I am searching for connections, the essence or rhythm. Always there is the dance of “cause and effect”; the progression of building and taking away until I find balance in motion.

     In the beginning, I prepare my canvas with a textured surface. It is applied randomly, yet plays a strong role in the art as there becomes a dialog between the textures and the subject which inspires the process. I work in oil, thin washes to slowly build up. In paint or in clay it is also the progression of building and taking away until I find the balance in motion.

     My studio is located on the North Coast of California and I can also be found at my secondary studio in ARTHOUSE on R, Sacramento CA.

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