My Story
Hi! I am Linda Ross Gallagher BFA, SCA, a contemporary oil painter, based in Ontario, Canada.
As a child immersed in nature in the Saguenay Region of Quebec, I sprest trails down to the iver, collecting and pressing wildflowers and playing in a frog pond with the family canoe. There is a deep love for nature and the outdoors here. I recorded these in watercolour and work currently with oil paint.
Having completed a BFA from Mount Allison University in 1973, I have participated in art societies, visiting artist workshops and studio tours through years of family moves all across the continent, living in 6 provinces as well as California. Art has been my way of recording these experiences: hence, Sense of Place, whether northern swampland or urban historical architecture; Sense of Memory. Sense of the Moment.
I invite you to accompany me on these adventures, to celebrate through all your senses, to reconnect deeply to our natural lands, to cherish history and remember. Bring these experiences and feelings into your personal sanctuary.
Presently residing in Halton Hills, Ontario, I am an elected member of the Society of Canadian Artists a member of CVA, FASM and OSA and a founding member of Norval Studios and Gallery, out of which I create on a daily basis.
Mount Allison University in New Brunswick provided a hands on, practical fine arts program along with scholarships that funded my BFA (1973), giving me a solid grounding in classical drawing and painting.
Working alongside Western landscape painters in the 90’s at various visiting artist programs fostered a deep passion for plein air painting (painting outdoors on location), which is the foundation of my work today. .
Appreciation and the preservation of our natural, authentic landscape has always been my major focus. Preservation and appreciation of authenticity carries over to the quality of craftsmanship found in heritage architecture. And so, having lived in urban settings as well as rural, many of my paintings feature historical dwelling places. Bringing Nature into these places of refuge to maintain that connection to nature seems only natural.
Walk with me along the trails of the Escarpment or down a shady lane of the old town to experience these sensations and bring then home into your personal sanctuary.
Currently I am involved with the Fine Arts Society of Milton; Credit Valley Artisans in Georgetown and the Oakville Arts Society. I am a founding member of Norval Studios & Gallery in Norval, Ontario and recently became an elected member of the Society of Canadian Artists.
When I am not painting, you may find me relaxing with our three cats, hiking with my husband on the Escarpment or practising Sunday’s hymns on the piano.
I invite you to join me in feeling deep connections, peace and sanctuary through my art.
“Dancing Trees”
“I feel very much at home with it. It is just me. We are kindred spirits in nature. I really love that one.”
Annalee —Bothwell
“Clarity … it is and it isn’t like a photograph, because there’s a feeling about it; there’s a mystery about it. They make me feel I’m glad I bought them. These are part of my refuge. The ‘York & Adelaide’ painting is totally different from the others. I can’t say why I like it, but I really, really LOVE it. There’s something about the city that grabs me.”
Brian — Toronto
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