Linda Klein, Artist
Past Works
2013 - 2015
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Learning to Fly Series
 Bird on AppleGraphite Drawing & Mixed Media on Handcrafted Birch Wood Panel - 40 X 30 X 2 - Year 2014 - Original SOLD, Prints Available |  Bird on FlowerGraphite Drawing & Mixed Media on Wood Panel - 30 X 24 X 2 - Year 2014 - Original SOLD, Prints Available |
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 The Solitary CyclistGraphite Drawing & Mixed Media on Handcrafted Birch Wood Panel - 30 X 30 X 2 - Year 2014 - Original SOLD, Prints Available |  Bird on Flower llGraphite Drawing & Mixed Media on Wood Panel - 24 X 36 X 2 - Year 2014 |
 Cordless DrillsGraphite Drawing & Mixed Media on Wood Panel - 30 X 30 X 2.5 - Year 2014 - Original SOLD, Prints Available |  Simple Ax of DoveGraphite Drawing & Mixed Media on Wood Panel - 30 X 30 X 2.5 - Year 2014 - Original SOLD, Prints Available |
 Bridges to CrossGraphite and Mixed Media 24 X 50 X 2 - Diptych - Year 2014 - Original SOLD, Prints Available |  Flying Up Mt. TamalpaisGraphite Drawing & Mixed Media on Handcrafted Birch Wood Panel - 45 X 40 X2 - Year 2014 - Original SOLD, Prints Available |
 Free BirdGraphite Drawing & Mixed Media on Wood Panel - 36 X 24 X 2 - Year 2014 |  For the Love of CyclingGraphite Drawing & Mixed Media on Handcrafted Birch Wood Panel - 35 X 40 X 2 - Year 2014 - Original SOLD, Prints Available |
 Our Strange Relationship With TreesGraphite Drawing & Mixed Media on Wood Panel - 24 X 36 2 - Year 2014 - Original SOLD, Prints Available |
Finding a balance of nature and technology in our daily lives is as challenging as blending them together into a work of art.
This series joins the past with the present, wildlife resides with inanimate objects, and graphite does a graceful dance with collage. We are all a culmination of all our experiences and with Art I enjoy bringing it all into balance. Selecting disparate objects from nature and around the house, I enjoying the tension it creates.
These graphite drawings combined with collage are created on a professionally handcrafted birch wood panels and finished with two coats of archival satin varnish, resulting in a contemporary yet natural look. No glass or framing required, ready to hang.
* Commissioned work presenting your personalized items available.
Time Capsule Portraits (TM)
 My Teacher's MusePortrait of Artist, John McCormick - Graphite and White Pencil on toned acid free paper 17 X 23 - Year 2013 |  Cycles of LifeGraphite and White Pencil on Wood Panel - 18 X 24 X 2 - Year 2012 |
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 Getting Out of My HeadSelf Portrait - Graphite on white acid free paper - 13 X 20 - Year 2011 |  Point Lobos CornucopiaPortrait of My Father, Richard G. Klein - Graphite and White Pencil on toned acid free paper - 15 X 15 - Year 2012 |
 Snakes and CakesInspired by the novel 'Poisonwood Bible' by Author Barbara Kingsolver - Graphite and White Pencil on toned acid free paper - 17 X 23 - Year 2013 - Original SOLD - Prints Available |  Jeff's BabiesPortrait of Photographer, Jeff Tse - Graphite and White Pencil on toned acid free paper - 18 X 24 - Year 2012 - Original SOLD |
 An Enjoyable LifePortrait of Richard Lasus - Graphite & White Pencil on handcrafted wood panel - 19 X 25 X 1.5 - Year 2014 |  Quadrinity CatPortrait of Monique Dubois - Graphite and White Pencil on toned acid free paper - 17 X 23 -Year 2013 - Original SOLD |
 A Slice of IgnoranceInspired by the Novel, 'The Help' by Kathryn Stockett - Graphite & Charcoal on Wood Panel - 24 X 30 X 1.5 - Year 2014 |  Oatmeal Cookies with KarmaPortrait of Shari Snowden - Graphite and White Pencil on toned acid free paper - 17 X 23 - Year 2014 - Original SOLD |
 The Harvest of Many ThingsPortrait of Alexander Keith Lasus - Graphite and White Pencil on toned acid free paper - 17 X 23 -Year 2012 - Original SOLD |  Life's Yard SalePortrait of Don Ryndak - Graphite and White Pencil on toned acid free paper - 17 X 23 - Year 2014 - Original SOLD |
 It's Not About LancePortrait of Lance Armstrong - Graphite and White Pencil on toned acid free paper 23 X 17 - Year 2012 |  or You A Thousand Times OverInspired by the novel, 'Kite Runner' by Khaled Hosseini - Graphite & Charcoal on Wood Panel - 30 X 40 X 2 - Year 2014 |
 A Cyclist's LifePortrait of Ken McKenna - Graphite and White Pencil on toned acid free paper - 18 3/8 X 24 1/2 -Year 2013 - Original SOLD |  Pleasures and LovesPortrait of Becci Greene Graphite - White Pencil on toned acid free paper - 12 X 16 - Year 2014 - Original SOLD |
 Crossroads of Work & PlayTime Capsule Portrait of Robert Paul Klein - Graphite and White Pencil on toned acid free paper - 17 X 23 - Year 2013 - Original SOLD |  Pleasures and LovesPortrait of Becci Greene - Graphite and White Pencil on toned acid free paper - 12 X 16 -Year 2014 - Original SOLD |
 Fast FoodSelf Portrait - Graphite on toned acid free paper - 14 X 18 -Year 2012 | |
Time Capsule Portraits (TM) were born of my desire to represent who we are beyond our physical appearances. Each piece starts with a conversation with the subject, discussing what defines them today. Job, hobbies, sports, favorite foods and even everyday mundane activities.
Once I have a list of your favorites things, I find icons to represent them. Documenting the lives of others with graphite on paper I developed my own style leaving in my measuring marks, finding hidden geometric shapes, and allowing some object to vinett off the page. My followers have described my drawing style as resembling architectural drawings.
Time Capsule Portraits make an excellent and most personalized gift.
Most work from this series were commissioned and are created on acid free, toned art paper. Average size 18 X 24.
* Commissioned work presenting your personalized items available.
Organic Blueprints Series
 Organic BlueprintsGraphite Drawing and Mixed Media - 24 X 24 X 2 - Year 2016 |  Golden Ratio of PleasureGraphite Drawing and Mixed Media - 24 X 24 X 2 - Year 2016 |
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 Flight DesignsGraphite Drawing and Mixed Media - 24 X 24 X 2 - Year 2016 - SOLD |  Organic Blueprints IIGraphite Drawing & Mixed Media - 24 X 24 X 2 - Year 2016 |
I love to play in the places between realism and abstract. To find ways to exercise my inborn ability to draw realism which feels very technical, and to synthesize a new and more spontaneous reality into it. Reaching for a more interesting version of my chosen subjects that still 'works', provides a greater challenge to my intelligence and creativity. Hence, a more exciting journey. My goal in the end is to have created a more attractive and compelling image of the simple objects from which I began. Even in this modern age, I still equate beauty with art.
Many objects in this painting series were found in my kitchen. I began by executing a very detailed still life drawing using graphite pencils. I then used that original image to create copies for the abstract panels, balancing them all together with colored pencil and charcoal powder.
The entire piece is mounted on a wood panel and protected with two coats of archival satin varnish. All works Ready-to-Hang.
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The Tree Chronicles
 The Tree ChroniclesCollage and Mixed Media on Wood Panel - 36 X 49 X 1.5 Diptych - Year 2018 - SOLD |  A Day in the LifeCollage and Mixed Media on Wood Panel - 49.5 X 36 X 1.5 - Diptych - Year 2018 - SOLD |
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 Kahn's CopseCollage and Mixed Media Wood Panel - 36 X 36 X 1.5 - Year 2018 - SOLD |  The Present MomentCollage and Mixed Media on Wood Panel - 27.5 H x 35.5 W x 2 - Framed - Year 2018 - SOLD |
 Path of ExperienceCollage and Mixed Media on Wood Panel - 24 x 24 x 1.5 in - Year 2018 - SOLD |  Misty CoppiceCollage and Mixed Media on Wood Panel - 40 X 35 X 1.5 Year 2018 - SOLD |
 Thriving HereCollage and Mixed Media on Wood Panel - 12 X 16 X 1.5 - Year 2018 - SOLD |  Seeking LightCollage and Mixed Media on Wood Panel - 12 X 16 X 1.5 - Year 2018 - SOLD |
 Hope on the HorizonCollage and Mixed Media on Wood Panel - 24 X 18 X 1 - Year 2018 - Available |  New HorizonsCollage and Mixed Media on Wood Panel - 16 X 112 X 1.5 - Year 2018 - Available |
 CoexistenceCollage and Mixed Media on Wood Panel - 36 X 38 X 1.5 - Diptych - Year 2018 - SOLD |
“Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” --Desmond Tutu
My commitment as an Artist is to bring hope and beauty into the world. As I cleaned up the litter on my adopted section of a California scenic highway, amid the food wrappers and alcohol containers, I came across a section of the San Francisco Chronicle. An interesting idea came to mind, to turn newspaper back into trees again.
Would this be reverse recycling? Hence, 'The Tree Chronicles' series was born.
Slender, solid lines of re-used newsprint trees contrast an abstract watercolor background Each piece offers a gentle reminder that if we do not stop trashing the planet, trees will not grow from our garbage in the future. The overall result is an aesthetically alluring composition with a hidden message about protecting our forests.
Protected with two coats of archival varnish, this contemporary piece requires no framing.