Linda Lens

Illustrator: Linda Lens first found her passion for art as a small child with her grandmother, Donna. She madeart her passion after experiencing her first thunderstorm. Finding her talent, she has never stopped drawing.From crayons to oil paints, Linda has played with it all. As a little girl, her mother would take her and her sisterto the library where they would check out too many children's books. The beautifulillustrations and colors always fascinated Linda. From early on, one of her...See more

Illustrator: Linda Lens first found her passion for art as a small child with her grandmother, Donna. She madeart her passion after experiencing her first thunderstorm. Finding her talent, she has never stopped drawing.From crayons to oil paints, Linda has played with it all. As a little girl, her mother would take her and her sisterto the library where they would check out too many children's books. The beautifulillustrations and colors always fascinated Linda. From early on, one of her dreamswas to become a children's book illustrator. Her love for capturing human expressionfollowed her throughout college. She earned a degree in Studio Art, specializing inportraiture, from California State University-East Bay.One of Linda's favorite quotes is from author Tom Robbins: "The purpose of art is toprovide what life does not."She lives somewhere near the ocean with her beautiful daughter Saila, dogs Merlynand Zero, and kitten extraordinaire, Juno. Her original art for the Captain Mama series is exhibited annually at theChildren's Book Illustrator Show at the Sun Gallery in Hayward, California. Contact Linda at CaptainMama.com.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ilustradora: Linda Lens encontró por primera vez su pasión por el arte cuando era niña, gracias a su abuela, Donna. El arte ha sido su pasión desde que pasó por su primera tormenta. Desde que encontró su talento, nuncaha dejado de dibujar. Desde lápices de colores hasta pintura al óleo, Linda ha jugado con todo. Cuando era niña, su madre la llevaba a ella y a su hermana a la biblioteca, donde sacaban muchos libros infantiles. Las hermosasilustraciones y los colores siempre le fascinaron a Linda. Desde el principio, uno de sus sueños fue convertirseen una ilustradora de literatura infantil. Su amor por capturar la expresión humana la siguió durante toda launiversidad. Se graduó de Studio Art, con especialidad en retratos, en la Universidad Estatal de California enHayward. Una de las citas favoritas de Linda es del autor Tom Robbins: "El propósito del arte es proporcionar loque la vida no te da".Linda vive cerca del océano, con su hermosa hija Saila, sus perros Merlyny Zero y el gatito extraordinario Juno. Sus ilustraciones para la serieCapitán Mamá pueden verse en la exposición anual de arte de ilustraciónde libros infantiles, en la Sun Gallery, en Hayward, California. Contactaa Linda a través de CaptainMama.com. See less