"Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others."
—Jonathan Swift

Linda Sherman

Linda Sherman

Linda has been painting unique Arizona landscapes since 1992. She works primarily in watercolors but enjoys experimenting with oils, pastels and acrylics. She has studied with such nationally acclaimed artists as Tom Lynch and Skip Lawrence. After retiring from teaching her goal became portraying the beauty of the land and life around her. She is fascinated by the interplay of abstraction and realism within a painting.


What Linda found herself attracted to in her western environment was the strong contrasts between light and shadow. Not surprisingly, her paintings have a western flair and are well sprinkled with horses, cattle and cowboys. Her art reflects her environment. Her watercolors are quite effective in portraying the atmospheric lighting of Northern Arizona.

Professional Organizations

Arizona Plein Air Painters
Northern Arizona Watercolor Society
Flagstaff Artist's Coalition
Sedona Arts Center
Arizona Watercolor Society

Linda's art hangs in many private collections in the US, Korea and Canada

Website: lindashermanart.com

 

 

Awards

People's Choice, NAU/CCCC Faculty Show 2003
First Place, Sedona Arts Center Show, 2005
Third Place, Sedona Arts Center Show, 2006
Gretchen Swartwout Memorial Award, NAWS Spring Exhibition, 2007
Best of Show, NAWS Spring Exhibition, 2008
First Place, Arizona State Parks Plein Air Competition-Riordan Mansion, 2008
Honorable Mention, Plein Air Competition, Escalante Utah 2008
Second Place, Image in Three Show, Manheim Gallery, 2009
Award of Excellence, NAWS Spring Exhibition, "Affection Reflection" 2009
Award of Excellence, NAWS Spring Exhibition, "Stepping Out", 2009
Honorable Mention, Arizona Plein Air Painters Show, Sedona, 2009
Honorable Mention, Plein Air Competition, Escalante, Utah 2009
Juried into the Telluride Plein Air Festival, 2010
Gretchen Swartwout Memorial Award, NAWs Spring Show 2010
Honorable Mention, Moab Plein Air Festival, 2010
Honorable Mention, Arizona Plein Air Painters, 2011
Arizona Watercolor Society Show, 2011
Best of Show, NAWS Spring Exhibition, 2011