“Everything I see, everywhere I look, a painting waits to come to life. Creative minds have proclaimed their feelings through various forms of expression for millennia, but it is the painting that communicates a simple or complex message in an instant. It sees no age or gender, and speaks every language found on earth. My paintings are a celebration of life. They are momentary journeys that are filled with natures richness, beauty and dignity and they provide a temporary shelter from our otherwise fast paced busy world.”

Linda Rossin specializes in birds and mammals of North America and East Africa, and is quickly gaining respect for her works portraying the great cats of the world. She is especially interested in the Impressionists and integrates some of their techniques into her own paintings, bringing some careful detail to her larger works and a touch of Impressionism to her miniatures. Linda is one of the few professional American wildlife painters who embody animals in the traditional miniature* format. Although she specializes in these highly collectible little gems, she has been known to produce paintings as large as six feet. Linda works primarily with acrylic paint, but enjoys switching to oil for plein air and oversized pieces.

An adventurous sprit has taken Ms. Rossin on many interesting artistic journeys--from silversmithing to fashion design, then on to becoming a top graphic designer in New York City. But since early childhood it was the animal that always piqued Linda’s interest. It wasn’t until she discovered the exciting world of wildlife art that she felt she had finally found the roots of her true calling. Since that time hard work and a passion for art and the animal have garnered her many distinctive honors and awards.

Linda has participated in the Annual Exhibition and National Tour of Art and the Animal presented by the Society of Animal Artists. The World Federation of Miniaturists accepted her work for inclusion in The Third Exhibition of Fine Art in Miniature hosted by The Smithsonian in Washington, DC. Linda’s emotionally stimulating paintings have also been featured in numerous publications and books, including The Best of Wildlife Art, Volumes 1 and 2. She is signed with the Bradford Exchange and her ever growing number of self-published limited edition prints are being sold throughout the United States and Canada.

Ms. Rossin participates in many prestigious national and international shows and has served as both juror and judge for several international miniature art exhibitions. She is an elected Signature Member of the Society of Animal Artists (SAA) and also holds memberships in the Cider Painters of America (CPA), the Miniature Art Society of Florida (MASF), Nature Art International and the Worldwide Nature Artists Group (WNAG). Linda’s paintings are included in private collections throughout the United States and can frequently be viewed in exhibitions at the Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum in Oradell, NJ. Her gallery representation includes: Art of the Hunt Gallery, Greenwich, NY; Cardinal Art Gallery, Vernon, NJ; Decoys & Wildlife Gallery, Frenchtown, NJ; and John Tucker Fine Arts, Savannah, GA.

*Traditional miniature art is fine art painted in small scale with minute attention to detail. Paintings must be able to withstand enlargement or close inspection without revealing faults and may be no larger than twenty-five square inches, with all subject matter being one-sixth life-size or smaller.