Artist's Statement
City's Edge
Encaustic and mixed media
Beyond the city's chaos lies the countryside's wilderness, calming the stress that the busy city can bring. Each foray into the countryside brings renewal of spirit, often with surprising discoveries of shapes and sounds that the city devours in its eagerness to make itself known and connected to human nature.
In my work, I seek to discover the hidden meanings in our lives related to human nature. When I look at trees, I relate to their beauty and their burden of supporting each other through the continuous changes in our climate and terrain. The same can be true for human beings. All of us seem to change as our environment changes. My work reflects these changes through chaos. Chaotic lines and shapes work together to recreate the beauty and tragedy in our lives. Color also plays a vital role in my work. I call upon bold and bright colors to create the intrigue, beauty, and mystery our lives experience on our complex earth.
In the studio, I continue to explore ways of interpreting life using material and experiences in a personal and universal way. I have painted in the abstract for many years to discover truthful interpretations of reality. My work continues to evolve with the changing times. It is beyond painting what I see; instead, it is a way of coping and moving forward in our complex world. It is personal and universal and depends a great deal on human experience.
Linda Bigness
My Life in Paint.
2025
City's Edge
Encaustic and mixed media
Beyond the city's chaos lies the countryside's wilderness, calming the stress that the busy city can bring. Each foray into the countryside brings renewal of spirit, often with surprising discoveries of shapes and sounds that the city devours in its eagerness to make itself known and connected to human nature.
In my work, I seek to discover the hidden meanings in our lives related to human nature. When I look at trees, I relate to their beauty and their burden of supporting each other through the continuous changes in our climate and terrain. The same can be true for human beings. All of us seem to change as our environment changes. My work reflects these changes through chaos. Chaotic lines and shapes work together to recreate the beauty and tragedy in our lives. Color also plays a vital role in my work. I call upon bold and bright colors to create the intrigue, beauty, and mystery our lives experience on our complex earth.
In the studio, I continue to explore ways of interpreting life using material and experiences in a personal and universal way. I have painted in the abstract for many years to discover truthful interpretations of reality. My work continues to evolve with the changing times. It is beyond painting what I see; instead, it is a way of coping and moving forward in our complex world. It is personal and universal and depends a great deal on human experience.
Linda Bigness
My Life in Paint.
2025
Artist Statement
About the work created for the White Works Plus exhibit at the Diana Felber Gallery.
Over many years of creating art I have always considered myself to be a colorist; someone who sees color as the holy grail of art and lavishes her canvases with rich luscious tones of mauves, yellows, blues and reds. About ten years ago I became interested in the medium of encaustic and learned very quickly that the heated molten wax reacted quite differently to my extravagant use of color. Therefore, my work in encaustic became more about the whites and the natural honey color of beeswax. Bright color became less important in my creative process. As I created these pieces I was subconsciously aware of how the lack of color played into my awareness of the physical differences in humankind and how color, various shades of skin, creates anti-social behavior in our society. Playing with these ideas of one color dominating another I created work that makes a social statement and blends the shades to allow the differences to become more familiar with one another. The profound difference is how similar the colors are in the way they complement one another to create a unified existence.
Linda Bigness
2017
About the work created for the White Works Plus exhibit at the Diana Felber Gallery.
Over many years of creating art I have always considered myself to be a colorist; someone who sees color as the holy grail of art and lavishes her canvases with rich luscious tones of mauves, yellows, blues and reds. About ten years ago I became interested in the medium of encaustic and learned very quickly that the heated molten wax reacted quite differently to my extravagant use of color. Therefore, my work in encaustic became more about the whites and the natural honey color of beeswax. Bright color became less important in my creative process. As I created these pieces I was subconsciously aware of how the lack of color played into my awareness of the physical differences in humankind and how color, various shades of skin, creates anti-social behavior in our society. Playing with these ideas of one color dominating another I created work that makes a social statement and blends the shades to allow the differences to become more familiar with one another. The profound difference is how similar the colors are in the way they complement one another to create a unified existence.
Linda Bigness
2017
Artist Statement
Linda Bigness ' work explores the interaction of line with color through layers of paint and drawing. The surfaces of the paintings reflect the gentle layering and subtle drawing applied through the process of painting. Each painting starts with an automatic response to music, literature, or the events of the day. Through gestured lines of paint she fills the canvas with a linear web to accommodate her palette. Over time the work becomes a reflection as well as a journey. Simply stated her work is about the experience of painting and the possibilities of the materials with music, literature and life as her muse.
Linda Bigness
2016
Linda Bigness ' work explores the interaction of line with color through layers of paint and drawing. The surfaces of the paintings reflect the gentle layering and subtle drawing applied through the process of painting. Each painting starts with an automatic response to music, literature, or the events of the day. Through gestured lines of paint she fills the canvas with a linear web to accommodate her palette. Over time the work becomes a reflection as well as a journey. Simply stated her work is about the experience of painting and the possibilities of the materials with music, literature and life as her muse.
Linda Bigness
2016
