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Linda has lived in the San Francisco East Bay for over 37 years. She and her husband David Nearon raised their four children in Alamo. Linda grew up with a passion to paint, and she had her first exposure to art—while taking art classes from Professor Dibble at the University of Utah. In addition to her art education at the University of Utah and University of California at Berkeley, Linda has taken oil painting workshops from Kathryn Stats, John Budicin, As a professional artist, Linda has had her one-person shows and participated in group shows in the States. Linda's art work has been represented by Penfield Gallery, and her paintings on various international historical sites can be viewed at the International Center for Law and Religion at Brigham Young University. Recently, one of Linda's paintings, Morning Song was juried into the Salon International 2008, the prestigious International Art Competition, and it has won Merit Award — Landscape and Jury's Top Fifty. Linda is presently completing commissioned artworks for various collectors. Her award-winning painting Morning Song is published by American Art Collector magazine and Southwest Art Magazine. AWARDS Merit Award — Landscape CURRENT ARTISTS MEMBERSHIPS • Oil Painter of America |