Linda Frances, Four Winds Woman, Four Winds Gallery, currently
at 719-5396075 Featuring paintings and
prints by Linda Frances, hand-built and thrown pottery, jewelry, and hand-blown glass ornaments.
You can see images of selected items from my gallery on the Gallery Images page
New "State-Tree" Series paintings are on the New Paintings page and prints of
these are shown on the Prints page.
Also see
small originals, limited and unlimited giclee prints and print sets, gallery
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Artist Statement: All
items in this website are the property of the artist. Printing is allowed for
your information only. No duplication or alteration for personal gain is
allowed. All rights reserved by the artist. In my studio I select papers, hand made papers, silk, linen,
other cloth, ribbon, gold foil, objects (shells, seeds, stone, plant materials,
etc.). Then I glue the arrangement onto mat board. After that dries I may add
acrylic paint, oil pastel, pencil, or gold leaf. Other textures are achieved by
gluing fabric or objects onto canvas, or painting with "texture paint"
on mat board before adding color. Currently I have a series of giclee Prints on heavy watercolor paper, 13
images, 12 square, matted to 20 by 20 inches and one long, matted to 16 by 32
inches. I have started an ambitious series of doing a painting of each of our
fifty states honoring the state tree as well as the shape of the state and its
county lines. The first twenty six of these are now available in prints. See these on the Prints page as well. I do all matting and framing, and, if not already titled, usually the titles
come to me at this time. (Reflection gives the poet in me an opening to
perform.) Each creation is an adventure in exploration for the essence of our
beautiful earth. I hope the viewer will enjoy the journey with me. There will
always be growth and evolution in my work, for as the title of one of my
paintings says, this is "Not a Petrified Life!"
Many have asked me how I came to call myself "Four Winds
Woman". Well, I didn't make it up. Several years ago I attended
a Medicine Wheel gathering with Sun Bear and other native teachers. I had
a strong feeling that I would receive a new name. When I said this to one
of the leaders, I told him I planned to build a medicine wheel when I returned
home. He said, "That is your name, Four
I softened it with rounded curves, a female head in profile with a feather
at the neck and a cross within a circle at the ear. I later learned that
the symbol also meant 4 winds, so I adopted that as my signature on paintings
and later as my business name.
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and other gallery happenings in Salida, CO.
Title: "Montana-Ponderosa Pine" ©2008, original
painting 30 by 40 inches. This is one of the completed state
tree series. See New Paintings. Prints of this and other new
"State-Tree series" images can be seen on the Prints
page. Order from this site or email me with questions. Matted &
framed in black metal to 16 by 18 inches, the print is $170.
"ART BRINGS JOY to THE SOUL!"
My work is mixed media abstract nature and landscape paintings using various
papers, cloth, stones, acrylic and watercolor on board or oil on canvas.
When I travel or study a place, I take in its essence through all my senses, whether it is the ocean, mountains, forest or people. I take photographs
to help me remember the images. I also collect unique papers when I travel. The essence and spirit of our
beautiful earth
is what I am seeking to capture, and I hope to generate a sense of awe for the
beauty of the earth in the
viewer. When that happens a sense of knowing resonates with the viewer and a
heart and soul connection is made.
Directions Woman".
He drew the name in symbol.
Email: FOURWINDSWOMAN@hotmail.com.