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Linda
Bergkvist is
a Swedish illustrator and digital artist. Over the years,
Linda has
become an international star of fantasy art. Her work has
inspired numerous young viewers to become artists and to
order a a Graphics tablet and start painting fantasy art
involving men and women.
Linda
uses the nickname Enayla on several internet art communities.
Her style of work is described as being digital fantasy
which is very realistic but not photo-realistic as she
has a gift to make the characters she paints look believable
in a different world that is beyond what a camera can
achieve. Her style is well known for her attention to
detail (eg where to put focus and where to leave blurred),
intricate clothing, pattern designs and colour schemes
especially in her recent works. Linda likes illustrating
dark fairytales, especially things which are unnatural
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I
was born in Sweden - in Umeå, same city I still live
in. My main interests have always been art and language.
When
I was a kid, I did little but draw pictures and tell other
kids long, intricate stories about creatures I had come up
with. Sometimes, I pretended these beasts were real and I
suppose I spoke of the 'monsters' with such enthusiasm and
emotion that a lot of the kids actually believed me. We used
to go hunting for a witch in the woods. When I grew older,
I wasn't very sure of myself when it came to my artwork so
instead of choosing an art career for myself, I chose language
(this after having studied at an art related education between
the age of sixteen and nineteen).
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I
love the visual element of fairytales. Things that are fantastic
and unnatural and not quite real fascinate me to no end.
I suppose I am in love with old, cruel tales and the wickedness
that comes wrapped up in lovely forms. I suppose, in a way,
I still enjoy the very same things that I have all of my
life - a mixture of fantasy and horror with a little twinge
of romantic idealisation.
For some
years, I studied English and Swedish and had every intention
of becoming a teacher, while on the side, I still doodled
and painted. Quite suddenly, I was offered a job by a local
computer company and I took it - abandoning my education
(perhaps, foolishly) to start working with graphics instead.
That's what I've been doing ever since. I miss language studies,
however, and maybe I'll go back to that some day. But right
now, I'm loving what I do. It's a challenging job and I meet
wonderful people all the time. I work partly as a comic book
colourist, partly at the university where I teach Photoshop
classes, and partly as a freelancer. All of these things,
I enjoy immensely. I have a few personal projects on the
side - still painting pictures for a book I very much would
like to publish one day.
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All
Artwork and graphics courtesy of Linda
Bergkvist and published with permission.
You
can see more of Linda
Bergkvist at: www.furiae.com |
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