About Me : LINDA SUE FINKELSTEIN Nickname: ELFIN

I use different mediums and consider myself a mixed media artist.

Printmaking, painting, drawing and collage are processes I delight in.

 I enjoy taking photos of nature...  

trees.. water..,sky... garden.

 I may choose to create a unique image by layering one photo with another photo or with a drawing or a painting . 

There is a section where you can view these.

The image can then be printed. 

This will be a mixed media digital print.

The bird above is a digital fine art drawing print.

I began to make unique and creative videos for my grandsons, friends and relatives.

I use my photos and drawings and a pixellation and video application.

I make personal ones and would create a gem video if you interested. 

Born in Brooklyn , New York. 

BA in Fine Arts Boston University 

B.F.A.in Art Education 

Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

M.Ed in Special Ed University of Pittsburgh 

I subwayed  from Brooklyn to 

The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

It was  one and a half hours away and I landed in another world. 

 I was 17 when I entered the Metropolitan Museum of Art.  

I was first attracted to the force and earthiness of Cézanne's portraits, and how he built up form in his landscapes and fruit with his strokes.

 I immersed in Monet's works.  

He painted atmospheres of color and light.

It was like entering into an an ephemera where one could just linger on and on.

His energy was light and air; 

Cezanne's earth and fire.

Seeing the works of artists inspired me to pursue and major in Art History at Boston University.

I love art... from all different cultures...from masters who create paintings of tenderness and charm like Chagall , to the poetry and lyricism of Klee, to being in awe of the unparalleled genius of Leonardo' drawings

I decided to pursue a degree in 

Art Education at Concordia University in Montreal. 

I was amazed to see and fall in love with

Inuit Art . The course catalog at B.U. offered no classes about this culture when I was a student

I taught art for over thirty years.... much that I do and create and how I see the world is deeply impacted by my shared experiences with children.

I like to make gifts!

I created a picture alphabet book for my grandson and wrote and designed a book inspired by the spirit of Leonardo called Leaves to Leonardo.

I enjoy making wearable items such as eucalyptus dyed scarves, rust and indigo 

apparel and silk eco art pillows.

Making videos during the pandemic became a new fun focus.

They incorporate music , art, animation.   

and celebrate occasions such as birthdays, holidays,  wellness wishes,  thankfulness and delighting in the alphabet.

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•    Archival prints
•   Photographs
•   Greeting Cards
•   Silk Eco Dyed Pillows
•   Silk Eco Dyed Scarves 
•   Personalized videos

             Linda  862-266-1597           

              elfin@lindafinart.com 

              The Godwit

  mixed media digital fine art print

I read about this migratory bird one day in the Science section of the NY Times.

It is a stunning story.

The bird travels over 7,000 or so miles from Alaska to New Zealand without eating or refueling.

It continuously flaps its wings for about

237 hours.

 New Zealanders welcome the birds by ringing church bells.