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About
the Artist
Linda Marie Brandt presents a wide and variegated
portfolio of both spiritual and secular paintings. Her style is late
impressionist with the influences of the Pont-Aven (Nabi) and Fauve turn of the
century schools. Drawing since the age of four, Linda landed her first
professional job illustrating political cartoons at the age of nineteen. With a
background in both formal and personal training, Linda continues to illustrate a
totally unique style of color and design. She is affiliated with The Florida Watercolor Society,
The Cincinnati Art Club (which has the distinction of being the second oldest
Art Club in the United States), the Cedar Key Art Association, the St. Augustine
Art Association and with the National Museum of Women in Art. In the U.S., her
work is permanently present at her Signature Gallery at Frog’s Landing, over
the Gulf of Mexico on the sleepy little island of Cedar Key, as well as the
Rachel Thompson Gallery in St. Augustine, both in Florida. Internationally,
Linda is affiliated with the Order of St. Mary the Virgin, headquartered in
Paris, France and its fine arts ministry of the Marial Museum of Sacred Art. Linda’s work has hung in Europe and is in the homes of
private collectors, including several Ohio political figures, the late President
Ronald Reagan, and past Ohio Governor, Senator George Voinovich. In addition to
her famous portraits, Linda is also well known for her life like murals of
Tuscan Vineyards and Floral Gardens. With numerous awards during her art career,
she has been featured as WTLW-TV’s Art Director and has been at the helm of
many International Companies, designing and marketing new and successful
products. Having recently undergone brain surgery for a very rare
and serious tumor, Linda experienced a near-death period after contracting
spinal meningitis and was in hospital critical care for nearly two months. While
receiving an additional MRI, her predeceased son, Scottie was sent to “take
her home.” At that time, Linda cried, “No, No....I have too many paintings
to paint!” Needless to say, her work was not done and Linda was returned to
the present. Linda began painting once more after months of rehabilitation, learning to walk, drive again, and by the prayers and love of her family and friends. Most of all, Linda believes in the Grace of God. Collectors of Linda M. Brandt’s work beieve it is even more inspirational and dramatic than before as she shares her “triumph over tragedy” through the gift of art.
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