Linda Lucas Hardy

In 2002, Linda Lucas Hardy made a decision to refer to herself as a professional artist. Since that decision her art, and/or articles, have been published in thirty-five magazines and eighteen books. Her work has been juried into more than 80 National and International exhibitions and she's won an equal number of awards and honors, many being Best of Show.

None of it came easy however, living in a small town, having few resources and no mentors or advisers meant she had to be her own motivator and teacher. Linda realized the necessity of using what she had, meager as that might be, or give up and do nothing. Doing nothing was never an option so, the unknown became the inevitable.

Linda is a 23-year veteran of colored pencil instruction and has taught classes and workshops in 15 states and 2 countries to hundreds of students aged 8 to 88. Not only does she teach, she’s had the honor of being a juror for many local and National, multi-media exhibitions.

She is a fifteen-year merit award recipient in the Colored Pencil Society of America, past President of CPSA 215, the Dallas/Ft Worth District Chapter and past President of CPSA 222, the Texarkana Chapter of the Colored Pencil Society of America. For several years she served on the board of the National Oil and Acrylic Painters (NOAPS) of America. Linda is a Signature member of the Irving Texas Art Association and has been member of the Mt. Pleasant Texas Art Society over 30 years.