LINDA CHIDO ART
The Mimes 2023
My Muses Project 2023
The ‘My Muses’ project was created to celebrate my 55th birthday and to express my deep gratitude to these amazing artists who have inspired me on my artist journey over the last twenty+ years. Each oil portrait is connected to a story I wrote about in my blog. The entire My Muses project, 5 portraits + 5 stories, was a months long exercise in gratitude and healing.
The Blog Series:​
My Muses ~ Judy Chicago - part 1/5
My Muses ~ Georgia O'Keeffe - part 2/5
My Muses - Remedios Varo, part 3/5
Self Portrait Series 2021
I saw an inspiring talk by Alex Grey speaking to the importance of the self portrait and how he has a practice of doing his portrait every year on his birthday. I had never done a self portrait and decided it was time I try. ​
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The first portrait was simple and loose. From there, I pushed myself to capture more difficult facial expressions. These four portraits were the result of that study and began my love affair with portraiture.
Critters in My Neighborhood 2023
Inspiration can be found in some of the most unexpected places, this time, all I had to do was walk out my front door. In this second round of watercolor paintings, I sought to capture the spirit and character of the Texas critters that share my neighborhood and have captured my heart.