Artist's Profile

Lin Hampton is a Texas Artist with a Texas-sized ambition:

"one day soon, all I am going to do is paint."

But for now, Lin works to pay the bills as a computer Network Administrator for Texas Mental Health and Mental Retardation in Denton, Texas. "Working for another entity allows me to paint whatever I want to paint for now. It allows me the freedom to explore and change subjects and media without concern of impacting the family budget. I don't feel pressured into taking commissions, or trying to paint to the market, instead I am able to ask myself~ what do I want to work on today? It's a definite trade-off because the job saps so much time and energy, but this is the path I have chosen. For now, it seems to be working for me."

After 5:00 p.m., there are studies and family business, and then Lin stretches the time that is left to draw and paint into the wee hours of the morning.

"An Internet Gallery is a mysterious and challenging concept.   Hanging your work in CyberSpace for the world to see is a welcome adventure. It is also somewhat of a necessity right now.  Working with a gallery involves an investment of time, strength and energy. This is something that is simply not available for me right now while working full-time, going to school and raising a family.  A virtual gallery allows me to share my work as it is created, without as much physical wear and tear. It allows me to try different media  and different genre and still receive the feedback I need in order to keep from working in a vacuum.

To view an original painting or pastel on the web, is not unlike viewing a color plate in an art catalogue or book  -some sensory element is missing. The colors are never really true. You miss the texture, the smells, the small hidden places in the work-all of the things that become yours alone when you acquire and collect original art. That is why, whenever possible, I try to compete in juried exhibits and schedule an occasional street sale.  In addition to these events, I market my small studies on Ebay. Online auctions provide collectors an opportunity to purchase a small work at sometimes incredibly delightful prices. You can find my small works on Ebay by typing in my name Lin Hampton in the search window. "

To view the original works of Lin Hampton, visit the gallery links at the "On the Easel" Page, or set-up an appointment and visit Lin at her Studio in the Back in Denton, Texas.

You can also visit the "On the Easel" page for special exhibits or upcoming art shows. and competitions. Lin is an extremely prolific artist, with a definitive and recognizable style.

"Hanging my work in a Virtual Gallery will bring me closer to my goal. Please come back frequently and visit the "On the Easel" page to view a painting as it develops, sign the guest book, and provide your comments, encouragement or discouragement. Send me an email for a personal response.

Let me know which painting you wish to see offered as a limited edition print.

Oil Paint and Pastels are my passion, my obsession.  My work is an attempt to share a special vision I am blessed with, to find the beauty in the light and color in the world.

Renoir said "For me a picture...should be something likeable, joyous, and pretty ---yes pretty.  There are enough ugly things in life for us not to add to them."

Renoir's words give me the courage to continue my vision.

"I paint because I am not a whole person unless I create."

Collections:

Ben E. Keith, Denton, Texas

Medical Plaza Hotel, Fort Worth, Texas

Barnard's Mill Museum, Glen Rose, Texas

Cole, Raywid and Braverman, Washington, D.C.