Linda J. Ouellette
Linda’s foray into the creative arts was borne out of a desperate need for distraction from severe Fibromyalgia/Myofascial Pain and the rigors of being an assistant caregiver to her dad, grandmother, and grand uncle for ten years.
She is a photographer since childhood, a writer, and a painter who enjoys creating art using both traditional and digital methods. Linda’s photography or painted work provides the base image which she then alters using digital painting or layering techniques. One piece of art can take from one to five hours to create.
Digital art and photography provided a distraction for Linda when she was diagnosed with Stage 2B Breast Cancer in August 2013. She held her iPad and created art while hooked up to chemo. Her photography of Mystic, CT was one of her favorite subjects to work with. “A Chemo Photo Essay” was Linda’s final project with the New York Institute of Photography and she completed the coursework during treatment. She graduated twelve days after her final chemo. In the Fall of 2017, Linda held her first solo art show in Hartford, CT at St. Francis Hospital. She is an Elected Artist at Mystic Museum of Art and a Signature Artist at Arts Center East in Vernon, CT. Prints and jigsaw puzzles are available through a link here on her website.
