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Artist Profile: Linda Hoover

Linda Hoover

22325 Houston Rd.
Houstonia, MO 65333

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Linda Hoover is a woman whose passion for art has led her to pursue several forms of artistic expression. She's a portrait artist who strives to go beyond simply painting an accurate likeness of the subject. Her goal is to create works of art that will be valued family treasures. On the other hand she spends time as a caricature artist at graduations, anniversaries, picnics and other types of parties. Besides portraiture, Linda has inherited a love of the watercolor medium from her mother, and she delights in exploring the unique possibilities and distinctive transparency of watercolor. Sometimes, she works in watercolor for her serious portraits, and so these two areas can overlap. These days she can often be found working on large inside or outside wall murals or working outdoors or in her studio on her latest series. Living in a rural area in the heart of the Heartland in a low population area, surrounded by farms has given Linda the opportunity to develop these diverse artistic interests, and others besides. (She had a sign painting business for 10 years and still paints an occasional sign.) In a large population area, an artist might need to focus on a specialty. But an artist in a low population area needs to diversify to find markets for their art. This challenge is also an opportunity to work in the variety of forms and mediums shown here and that suits Linda perfectly!