LINDA JARVIS

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Industry Arts
Location Olympic Peninsula, Washington, United States
Introduction I’ve been an artist all my life, with very creative relatives leading the way. I started drawing very young sitting quietly in my room creating all sort of images, real & fantasy, that of nature & imagination. I elected to take as many art classes as possible through my school years & after finishing high school I went on to enroll in a commercial art school in Seattle, The Burnley School of Profession Art, now reigning as The Seattle Art Institute. From there I went on to work in an animation studio in Seattle, then on to Hawai’i to work in an advertising agency, freelance, display art & co-owned a small art gallery in Hilo. My gypsy feet & heart took me to southern California, Colorado, back to southern California continuing in display art, freelancing, pursuing galleries & outdoor art exhibitions. Eventually I wandered back to my roots here in Washington to be near my aging parents & various artistic opportunities available here in the PNW. I continue the pursuit of juried shows & galleries while practicing in my studio expanding my artistic abilities using mixed media creating paintings, assemblages, sculpture & whatever comes next. The ongoing evolution of the artist...