Monday 29 April 2024

"Collectable Limited Editions for your Home"

Linda Jane Smith

Linda Jane Smith, Linda Jane Smith limited & open prints

Linda Jane Smith has always loved drawing and as a child she entered as many art competitions as she possible could. She eventually went on to study Graphic Design at Bournville College of Art in Birmingham, England. Her time there gave her the discipline to work very precisely and also the ability to settle down anywhere to paint. The work of Linda Jane Smith has progressed considerably since then enabling her to combine the two great loves of her life, cats and painting.

There has always been a family cat in the life of Linda Jane Smith and these days her tortoiseshell cat Jessie often pops into the studio for a chat before going back to sleep on the bed. Linda has always been fascinated by fine detail. Illustrators such as Arthur Rackham and Nicola Bailey, who show exquisite detail in their work, are her favourites.

To be able to look at a picture and to keep finding new objects – maybe a ladybird, leaf, mouse or a bead is what she loves. From the response of children and adults who have seen her work it seems to be a universal joy.

Linda Jane Smith is an avid collector of all kinds of old objects; hat pins, china and fabrics – all these are treasures to her and they often turn up in her own paintings. A cat sitting on a faded Persian rug with a dog eared copy of the Beano comic lying next to it will bring back memories of childhood for many.

Humour is also a big part of Linda’s work. She works with designer gouache, in a Pointillist style, making a detailed drawing first, then meticulously putting on dots of paint to slowly build up the colour so that it has form and texture. Her colours are usually deep and rich – faded carpets, velvet cushions and threadbare brocades are everywhere.

Linda Jane Smith has had many major exhibitions throughout the United Kingdom. Her Limited Edition prints have become immensely popular on both sides of the Atlantic and are extremely collectable. Some of her early prints such as "The Wedding Breakfast" and "Down the Pan" are highly sought after and eagerly snapped up, when they come to light, by her band of collectors willing to pay many hundreds of pounds for them.



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  1. The Fortescues by Linda Jane Smith

    The Fortescues - Mounted Ready for Framing

    Price:

    £19.50

    Open Print from the set entitled...Meet the Families... The Mounted Ready For Framing outer mount size is 340 x 450. Learn More
  2. The O'Malleys by Linda Jane Smith

    The O'Malleys - Mounted Ready for Framing

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    £19.50

    Open Print from the set entitled...Meet the Families... The Mounted Ready for Framing outer mount size is 340 x 450. Learn More
  3. The Fishers by Linda Jane Smith

    The Fishers - Mounted Ready for Framing

    Price:

    £19.50

    Open Print from the set entitled...Meet the Families...The Mounted Ready For Framing outer mount size is 340 x 450. Learn More
  4. The Jones by Linda Jane Smith

    The Jones - Mounted Ready for Framing

    Price:

    £19.50

    Open Print from the set entitled...Meet the Families...The Mounted Ready For Framing outer mount size is 340 x 450. Learn More
  5. Alley Cats

    Alley Cats

    Price:

    £110.00

    Limited Edition Print of 295 copies, signed and numbered by the artist. Learn More
  6. Jammie Dodgers

    Jammie Dodgers

    Price:

    £90.00

    A beautiful and stunning Limited Edition Print of 295 copies, signed and numbered by the artist. Learn More
  7. Creative Cats – Erin House Exclusive

    Creative Cats – Erin House Exclusive

    Price:

    £69.00

    This is a Limited Edition Giclee Print of just 95 copies signed and numbered by the artist.

    The fourth exclusive Linda Jane Smith picture published by Washington Green for Erin House Prints.

    The size of the print mounted ready for framing is 457mm x 508mm (18"x20").

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  8. Batchelor Pad

    Batchelor Pad

    Price:

    £70.00

    This is a Limited Edition print of 495 copies, signed and numbered by the artist. Learn More
  9. The Masquerade by Linda Jane Smith

    The Masquerade

    Price:

    £70.00

    Limited Edition Print of 395 copies, signed and numbered by the artist. Sold Out at the publishers, we have stock. Taken from the Linda's Book A Tale of Two Kitties. Learn More
  10. Curtain Up by Linda Jane Smith

    Curtain Up

    Price:

    £60.00

    This is an early Limited Edition Print by Linda Jane Smith from 1994 of 850 copies, signed and numbered by the artist and is very rare. We have seen only 5 in the 10 years we have been specialising in Linda's work. Learn More

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