Linda’s artwork begins with the captured images caught through her camera.
Capturing moments that pique her attention, she believes, is the “sacred art of photography.” She describes her photographic experience as a communion with nature, which is both exhilarating and meditative. Her process continues in the digital darkroom, where she creates a synthesis of present and past images to incorporate the feeling of the moment. Her intent is to create a meaningful connection to the subject. Her desire is to enable/allow/encourage the viewer to transcend the everyday, eliciting a sense of peace and calm.
Process – The image is adhered to a cradled panel and is enhanced by oil paint and/or powdered pigment and the process of encaustic, which is, itself, a meditative journey. As the wax is first melted to liquid, allowed to solidify, then turned to liquid again through fusing, it lends itself to the organic process of transformation, wherein she is only the facilitator and witness to the emerging depth and luminosity of this beautiful medium. Linda feels that the marriage of the two is a perfect match. And as in life, the possibilities are endless.
Education:
Georgia State University - BSW
Georgia State University - MSW
Representation:
2016 - Present Pryor Fine Art
2014 - 2015 Thomas Dean Gallery
Exhibits:
2014 Atlanta Legal Aid
2008 VNHS/Hospice Atlanta
Publications:
2021 Milieu, Spring
2008 Moonset Publication (Autumn/Winter)
World Haiku Association contest, photo haiku:
2008 July
2008 September
2008 October
2008 November
Linda Brazeau holds a MSW and has worked in the field of Long Term Care for over 20 years.
Linda is a self-described “late bloomer,” discovering the joy of photography 15 years ago and later the process of encaustic.
She describes her photographic experience as a communion with nature, which is both exhilarating and meditative.
Capturing moments that pique her attention, she believes, is the “sacred art of photography.” Her process continues in the digital darkroom, where she creates a synthesis of present and past images to incorporate the feeling sense of the moment.
She describes the encaustic process itself as a meditative journey. As the wax is first melted to a liquid, allowed to solidify, then turned to liquid again through fusing, it lends itself to the organic process of transformation, wherein she is only the facilitator and witness to the emerging depth and luminosity of this beautiful medium. Linda feels that the marriage of the two is a perfect match. And as in life, the possibilities are endless!
