Linda's Celtic Knotwork Design and Illustration

Linda hand draws all of her knotwork designs. She is inspired by Courtney Davis and Archibald Knox for their fluidity of design, appreciation of form and knowledge of celtic knotwork.

When designing knotwork and frames Linda scribbles her design out in pencil until it's perfect. She uses tracing paper to duplicate repeat portions of her knots. It's then traced over in ink. These designs are not only used as stand-alone pieces, but are often also used in her illustrations.

Most of the stand-alone designs are completed on her Mac, in Photoshop. She wants them to reproduce sharply and brightly. When illustrating Linda preferes to use acrylic paints on illustration board. That's where she marries many of her frames with illustrations of celtic lore and myth.

"They're not as vibrant, but they are a different sort of beast than an oil painting," She says. "I feel more like I can design in an illustration. When I'm painting in oils I tend to focus too much on realism. I'm working at developing my style, rather than reality, there as well."