Linda Ravenscroft Linda Ravenscroft



I was born in 1963, A very typical Pisces, always preferring to live in a dream world, a world which I have painted ever since I can remember, and one which as a child I could retreat to whenever things became tough. I still pay regular visits to my dream world, though with a lot more of the real world thrown in It’s where I go to paint.

I live in the beautiful county of Cheshire, England (famous for its Cheshire Cat, of course) with my Family. My home is situated near a very small wood, which is a constant source of inspiration to me, I use many mediums for my paintings, though my favourite has to be watercolour, I adore the way that the paint blends creating almost transparent washes, and yet the colours can also become quite vivid.

My inspiration comes from many sources. I rely mostly on my dreams and inner feelings as I have done since I was a child, along with my love of nature, instilled within me from an early age by my parents, and their wonderful tales of myths and legends which they would share with me at bedtime.

Now as an adult with more experience of the world, I am influenced by artists from the past, such as Alphonse Mucha and William Morris, and the era in which they lived and worked, I also have a fascination for the supernatural and unexplained, all of these elements help to fire my imagination and enable me to create my images.

The idea of the Faerie Folk or earth spirits, call them what you will, dates back as far as time itself, to me they represent the natural world we live in and whether you believe in the fae or not, I feel that they have a place in our modern day society, even more now than they ever did in the past.

Most of my images are serine and benign, although we all have a darker more passionate side waiting to emerge..... After all we are only human.

I truly believe that we all have a little bit of Faerie magic within our hearts, helping us to make the right decisions within our everyday lives, we just have to look for it.

Shine Brightly and live your dreams.

Linda Ravenscroft



For further information and the Linda Ravenscroft art gallery please visit her website: www.lindaravenscroft.com