Linda Faulkner Animal Portraits

See samples of Linda's pet portraits online

To Commission a Pet Portrait by Linda Faulkner:

Step 1:  Set-up an appointment with Linda Faulkner to come to your home to take photographs and make sketches of your pet.  At this time, a deposit of one-third of the total portrait price is required.

Step 2:  You will meet with the artist to review the photographs.  You will discuss the preferred pose and details that you want in the finished portrait as well as the media that will be used:  graphite, colored pencil, or silverpoint.  Additional subjects and detailed background settings require individual pricing.

Step 3:  A rough sketch that previews the final drawing will be made for your approval.  Upon approval of this sketch, the drawing can begin and an estimated date for delivery will be given.

Step 4:  Your finished portrait will be delivered with a presentation mat ready to frame.  The balance, 2/3rds of the total price plus sales tax, due upon delivery.

About the Artist

Linda Faulkner has a deep love for nature which found expression through drawing at a young age.  A life long fascination with creatures of all descriptions has resulted in a concentration in animal studies and portraits.  Linda works in all drawing medium including graphite, pen, silverpoint, colored pencil and charcoal as well as the occasional use of watercolor.  Linda works strictly from her own field sketches and photographs believing that time spent in the field studying her subjects is the best way to get to know and understand them.  She believes that each animal has its own characteristics and personality and so she doesn’t just draw an animal, but draws that particular animal.  Love and respect for all creatures and the habitat that we share together are a great motivating factor behind Linda’s work.  She is deeply concerned about preserving the natural and wild places that are left so that generations to come may know and enjoy the wonderful creation we have been given

Linda has studied the work of Raymond Harris-Ching, Robert Bateman, Bruno Liljefors and Pierre Bonnard and find them to be very influential to her.

Linda has worked as a private drawing instructor at The Linden Tree Fine Art Studio since 1989.  She has been accepting commissions for pet and animal portraits for 20 years.  Her work has been accepted into numerous juried shows including The Akron Society of Artists’ Grand Exhibition and The Colored Pencil Society of America’s Annual International Exhibitions.  She has won awards at The Little Art Gallery’s Annual May Show in North Canton and an Honorable Mention in the annual Artist’s Magazine competition.  Linda’s work appears in The Best of Colored Pencil III and The Best of Colored Pencil V.  Linda is a charter member of the Colored Pencil Society of America, and its Ohio district chapter in which she served as vice president for eight years.

 

Linda may be contacted through The Linden Tree Fine Art Studio by phoning 330 494-8951.

See samples of Linda's pet portraits online