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 spent hours wandering forest trails down to the river, 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.
Accompany me on these adventures, to celebrate Nature through all your senses, to reconnect and feel deeply the tranquility and calm.
My art brings these experiences and feelings into your personal sanctuary.
My work draws on Impressionism, representational and spontaneous Expressionism, with an undercurrent of classical structure.
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.
Many moves across the continent over the last 50 years have encompassed a vast array of experiences and subjects.
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 and the craftsmanship and stories found in historical dwellings are the focus of my art.
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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