Welcome!
My name is Linda Lowry and I'd like to thank you for stopping by.
I have always worked from observation. My subject matter has focused on interiors, gardens, still life and figures with a common thread of personal narrative. For almost twenty-five years I have painted family places and places that blend past and present. I am drawn to the sensual character and quality of craftsmanship in Tudor and Belle Époque architecture. I want the places of the past to have a vitality in the present.
I learn or I create stories as I paint. Stories brought things to life for me as a child, as a student, as a teacher and as a painter. Sometimes I am a cultural anthropologist of sorts, painting a Wyoming cowboy bar, a Buddhist Shrine room, or a fountain in Luxembourg garden. Other times, I use props to create a narrative. The titles give clues to some of my narrative musings.
I make paintings with figures to describe challenging or important stages of life. One of my most recent paintings is about two cultures merging; it is an affirmation in the form of a child. How does a girl navigate her way between very different traditions with regard to women and their roles? In this painting the beauty, innocence and the joy of childhood supersede differences.
A lot of my paintings incorporate a very eclectic sensibility with varied contemporary artwork in turn of the century architecture. If the spaces I paint do not have an intrinsic mixture of past and present, I try to create a contemporary quality in the way I compose the painting. There is a mixture of graphic composition, glazing and painterly brushstroke. This last year I have begun working with mixed media collage elements. I am interested in painting interiors, gardens, figures and still life as portraiture. I enjoy painting other people’s spaces as reflection of their self- expression. I show my work nationally. I welcome commissions.
Painting info
e-mail Linda at: linda@lindalowry.net