Rural Art in Soft Pastel by Artist Lynda Baxter

It became evident to me that I should paint RURAL ART after living in rural Alberta for more than two decades! Clydesdale horse paintings, Highland cow paintings, rooster and chicken paintings and of course the rural landscape that surrounds us!

Rural Art by Lynda Baxter in Soft Pastels

 

Lynda Baxter is inspired by her surroundings! She paints Alberta's landscape and farm animals using the neighbouring livestock as her never-ending source of inspiration. She can always be found traveling the backroads, camera ready, looking for that perfect shot.

"I love to paint cattle, particularly highland cattle. Clydesdale horses, bison, roosters, chickens, and of course the rural landscape that surrounds us are also high on my list of subjects to paint.

I’m a self taught artist. I loved to draw when I was growing up, and started to paint using watercolour in my early 20's.  It was 35 years before I returned to art again. My mom had some Grumbacher pastels from the 1950's. She asked if I wanted to try them. Yes, I did! I've never looked back. That set of 48 sticks has grown to an embarrassing amount of soft pastels now. The medium is spectacular and I couldn’t be happier learning more about them with each painting I do."

Lynda Baxter is an international artist and Master Pastelist residing in Alberta, Canada. She has also achieved AFCA and SCA designations.

“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.” – Psalm 19:1

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I'm surrounded by RURAL everything! I wouldn't have it any other way. I see beauty and the quiet everywhere I go and in everything little thing. I have grown accustom to driving back roads where I have more time to soak in the landscape that inspires me to create my art. I'm constantly striving to challenge myself and am enjoying all of the people I meet along (as I'm typically standing at their fence line, camera in hand when they spot me) my way who invite me into their way of life so I can take hundreds of reference photos on their land or of their animals. I'm grateful for them, and all the cow, rooster, chicken, pig, and sheep facts they teach me while I'm there. See my Animal Gallery Rural Art Soft Pastels for those paintings.

When we moved to central Alberta, I was completely intrigued by the local moose! I still am. I spent countless hours driving back roads trying to spot them. The perfect bull moose. Antlers dripping with water from the many sloughs we have, and of course back the perfect photo would be backlit!! All I ever found were cows. I feel in love with them. They replaced my moose habit in a heartbeat. When I discovered I had neighbours with Highland cows, I suddenly had a new passion, subject and I was in for a whole new learning curve!!

 

"The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. ~ Psalm 19-1