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Charlotte Linder SBA
Biography
Charlotte was born in Sweden 1957 where she trained as a Civil Engineer and worked for some years mainly with technical drawings. During this time she also went to Art school working mostly in oil on canvas and with life drawing.
Throughout her life she has developed a passionate interest in art, gardening and flowers. During the time she stayed at home with her four children she spent much time growing all their vegetables, flowers and herbs, and decorating their home using traditional painting methods such as marbling and graining. She also taught the art of traditional Swedish basket painting, using egg tempera and pigment.
When she moved to England with her family in 2000, she had the opportunity and desire to study Botanical Illustration. She studied for her Certificate of Botanical Illustration at Leicester College under Susan Graham and through her encouragement went on to exhibiting.
After completing the course she applied for and was accepted as a member of the Leicestershire Society of Botanical Illustrators (LSBI) and in 2009 she became a full member of the SBA. She has also participated in short-courses at The Chelsea Physic Garden with Ann-Marie Evans and Jenny Phillips as tutors
She has exhibited in various places in the UK and Sweden both on her own and together with LSBI and SBA. When she exhibited at the RHS London Flower shows she was awarded Bronze medal in 2005, Silver medal in 2008 and a joint Silver medal together with the LSBI in 2005.
Composition plays a very important part in her work and she always tries to find new and interesting ways of arranging the subject on the paper. Even when she is not painting she’s always on the lookout for a plant, fruit or vegetable which has a personality or movement that inspires her.
Contact Details
Email: charlottelinder[at]hotmail.com