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A native Californian, Linda Hanly has enjoyed the rich diversity of landscape and floral subjects offered year round as long as she can remember. She honed her skills between formal and informal studies, first interning during and after high school with the late Graphic Artist, Rick Tharp of Tharp Did It, from 1984-1988. Mr. Tharp’s artwork was featured on wine bottles, in restaurants, signage in the Bay Area, internationally and at the Smithsonian and Library of Congress. In his studio, Linda was introduced to a phenomenal world of graphic design, conceptual art, contemporary writers, illustrators and photographers, and taught a determined work ethic for which she will always be grateful. She achieved a BA in Fine Art from UC Santa Barbara and pursued illustration at the Academy of Art in San Francisco. She also attended the workshops of illustrator Mark English, and fine artists Brian Blood, Nancy Guzik, and Marcia Burtt. Linda continued her education online with the Watts Atelier and hopes to never end her studies with fine art masters, and to stay in the student mindset of continual curiosity and learning.

Linda started as a commercial illustrator in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s, creating stationary and printed art for American Greetings, Paper Adventures and Haddad’s Fine Art. There was an unexpected detour into corporate contracts for many years, supporting a family business. Beginning in late 2021, she returned to painting and sketching. 

With hope and gratitude, the daily work and discipline of painting, sketching and a little commercial design will continue to be her cherished passion.

Member of the Gallery Los Olivos

Member California Art Club

Top 100 Finalist Plein Air Magazine’s 12th Annual Plein Air Salon