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Linda Tracey Brandon | |
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| Born | 1955 (age 68–69) |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan New York University School of Law |
| Known for | Painting |
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Linda Tracey Brandon is an American representational painter who paints portraits and the human figure in addition to creating works in other genres, such as still life and landscape. [1]
Brandon was born in Michigan in 1955 [2] and is a graduate of the University of Michigan and New York University School of Law. [3] She received an honor award for her work in hand-drawn animated films as part of her undergraduate studies. Brandon later worked as a radio news reporter for WUOM-FM in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and as a television reporter and anchorwoman for WILX-TV in Jackson, Michigan. She worked as a lawyer in New York City before relocating to Arizona. [2]
She is the author of the children's book The Little Flower Girl. [4]
Brandon is the grandniece of British silent movie director and actor Bert Tracy.[ citation needed ]
She studied under several representational/realist drawing and painting teachers through the years. In New York, she took an illustration course at the Parsons New School for Design. After a move to Arizona, she took classes at the Scottsdale Artists' School, where she periodically teaches painting and drawing. [5]
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