Linda had a productive year in 2020. She created 43 new geometric paintings. Most in this series were based on quilt block designs. She works in acrylic on canvas. Typically she uses a square format for these paintings. Click on an image to see a larger version and read about the design.
You can purchase prints, home decor, and personal items with these original designs in her online shop.
Whirling Star has a strong central star pattern within a star, pinwheeling in opposite directions.
The Wheel of Fortune reminds one of a bicycle wheel with stained glass between the spokes.
Stained Glass is executed iin colors associated with stained glass arranged in a kaleidoscope like pattern.
Star Power is composed of a cluster of nine, eight pointed stars in violet and green.
Starry Path is made up of intertwining triangles which together form a bold and colorful eight pointed star.
Springtime celebrates brilliant sun colored flowers like the coreopsis with its red central patch.
Spools of thread play a double role as an essential material of the quilter and here, the subject of the quilt pattern.
Spinning Guitars
These overlapping Spider Webs appear to be glistening in the morning sunlight.
This Quilt Sampler shows 12 popular patterns in contrasting blue, orange, black, and white.
The Running Women quilt block depicted here gets its sense of motion from the pinwheel margin of the central shape.
This Rising Sun pattern features a bold central shape with contrasting patches of blue and orange.
Does your heart beat true for the Red, White, and Blue? There are four squares here for the Fourth of July.
Never heard of a Red Sunflower? This is not from an artist’s imagination, but inspired by the real thing.
The paper Pinwheel theme is repeated in blocks of different colors in this quilt pattern.
Not the kind of Mug Shot you might first think of, these mugs sport nine variations on a single theme.
This Log Cabin pattern stacks up perfectly. The log cabin home was a staple shelter for frontier Americans.
Hexie Stars – These six pointed stars burst out of the frame in variations on the theme.
The Hexie Net is a modern rendition of an old theme of hexagons in colors to depict stacked cubes. Can you see them?
The Giant Dahlia is a whole quilt pattern rather than a pattern for a single quilt block.
These Geese-a-Flyin’ seem to have all their bases covered as they are heading to the four points of the compass.
The four sided Friendship Star was a common pattern in quilts created as going away presents by which to remember those still at home.
The Friendship Knot quilt design derives from the distinctive square appearance of the knot of the same name used to tie a scarf.
Flower Medley and other flower themed quilt patterns were particularly popular in the 1930’s.
The Fleur de Lis is a cultural symbol of French origin adapted by quilters to decorate American homes. The Saints go marching in…
The Feathered Star is one of the few named quilt patterns of the 19th century. It appears as either a whole quilt or individual block pattern.
Fans – brightly colored folding paper fans were common place before air conditioning. The fan effect was borrowed to make striking quilt designs in the 1800’s.
Elaborate porcelain plates imported from Dresden, Germany in the 1920’s were the inspiration for many quilt designs such as this one.
This pattern is called Carpenter’s Wheel, I can’t for the life of me figure just why? Do you know?
Cathedral Window depicts a common pattern of circles, used in stained glass work and adapted for brightly colored quilts.
Bright primary colors make a dramatic Corsage. Floral arrangements were often an inspiration for quilt patterns.
The simple intersection of two paths is the inspiration for this repeating pattern, Cross Roads.
These Colonial Patterns were common from the early days of American quilting history.
The Compass Rose represents the background of a magnetic compass against which the compass needle tells the mariner the direction the ship is heading.
The Celtic Cross is a cross cultural religious symbol that found its way into Colonial American quilts.
This Churn Dash square is designed after the wooden, cross shaped plunger used in old butter churns.
The Basket of Flowers pattern uses simple geometric shapes to depict a colorful subject.
Carpenter’s Tools are the focus of this quilt pattern. It displays the necessary tools framed by the house they built.
Quilt Borders are combined in this piece to create a unique composition of its own.
Bow Ties are the subject of this quilt painting. They are symetric, colorful, and bold.
The Attic Window theme depicts a cheerful sunrise overlooking stream and hills.
This quilt pattern is known as the Arkansas Traveler, a name shared by a song, an early painting, and even a tomato.
The Arkansas Diamond pattern celebrates the fact that Arkansas is the only place in the western hemisphere where there are naturally occuring diamonds.