"Painting the portrait is an exciting experience. Getting a good likeness of the subject is imperative. Learning the interests and personality of the person you are painting is helpful in deciding how best to depict the subject. Of all varieties of painting, the portrait is, I think, the most challenging." Linda Ellen Price

Linda Ellen lives on a sixty acre retreat in north Alabama with her husband David, and her two dogs, Tony and Louie. A beautiful, private setting, Deer Meadow Farm is conducive to her work and inspiration. A registered nurse, she felt her true calling is art, and love of people and animals is evident in both her creative paintings in galleries, and portraits on commission. Paintings other than portraits, range from colorful street scenes, vibrant tropical creations, to figures in sepia, reflecting her vivid imagination and endless fascination with paint and color.

She was the featured artist at the Huntsville Museum of Art Spring Gala 2003, the UAB Art Blink Gala 2010, and Hand and Paw Picasso Pets Gala 2009 and 2010. Linda Ellen is a member of the Portrait Society of America, and Oil Painters of America. Her paintings are in collections in the United States, South America and Europe. She has had numerous shows at the galleries that represent her.

Invited to exhibit in the "Hand and Paw" gala, Birmingham, Al., 2009, a coveted honor, the painting, "Greyhounds" elicited the highest bid. The painting was chosen to be on the cover of the 2010 calendar. Dogs are often in her paintings seen in homes and galleries, showing her love of expressing their personality with her brush.

Linda Ellen's work has been featured in many publications including: American Art Collector, Portico, Veranda, Southern Accents, Limelight, Women's Exchange Profiles, Birmingham Magazine, La Vie Claire, and Jezebel.

She studied under Russian artist Max Heldman. Linda Ellen is represented by Anne Irwin Fine Art, Loretta Goodwin Gallery, Birmingham, Al., Beverly McNeil Gallery, Destin, Fl., Anderson Fine Art, St. Simons Island, Ga., Portraits Inc, New York, NY, and Emerson Robbins Portrait Consultants, Tampa Fl.,

" The paintings by Linda Ellen Price capture charming moments filled with the lazy grace of a summer afternoon. The sketchy freedom of her brushwork incorporates the use of untouched canvas as tonal areas, increasing the sense of freedom and casual observation. There is a wispy romanticism that permeates all her work, a feeling that time is only precious if it is wasted effectively." James Nelson, Art Critic, The Birmingham News