Where ART Lives Magazine Volume 2 Number 4 | Page 54

Linda Popple
June 2016
What is your first memory of creating art?
When I was about 5 years old I was helping my mother in the garden and noticed the bright
colors of the zinnias. The zinnias were the same colors in my new box of crayons. I grabbed my
crayons and paper and drew the garden.
Do you have a favorite piece that you have created? What makes it special to you?
“Wet Streets” is one of my favorite paintings. It is the first piece of art I created that made me feel
like a true artist.
Do you have a favorite artist you that you admire or that inspires you?
I would be unable to name all the artists I admire, but to name a few, Mary Cassatt, Van Gogh,
and Rembrandt. A few contemporary artists are Catherine Kehoe, Jon Redmond, Stuart Shils
and Maggie Siner.
What do you listen to when you paint?
I like Pandora Radio because I listen to a variety of music from classical to current, jazz, country,
just about anything. A few favorites are Etta James, Melody Gardot and Alabama Shakes.
What tool in your studio could you not live without?
Besides my brushes, I’d have to say my computer. I paint mostly from photographs and my
computer holds all my reference photos. I’m also able to crop and create value studies.
Do you have a favorite subject matter?
I like painting just about any subject, but at the moment I love painting faces.

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