LINDA ZACKS

Interview about my work in NYC’s Park Magazine: “The Beauty of Imperfect”

Q: What advice would you give to someone interested in cultivating a body of work as diverse and energetic as yours?

A: Enjoy the beauty of slow, the beauty of imperfect. Record life as it whizzes by your nose. Take it all in. Inject the vibrancy, the surprises, the love, the conflict, the conversations. Keep moving. Keep trying. Keep failing. Don’t stop. Cultivate your voice—it’s a lifelong song.

COLOR-WHEEL BRAIN
Mixed Media on Canvas
48 X 60
SOLD

COLOR-WHEEL BRAIN 2
Mixed Media on Canvas
60 X 48
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COLOR-WHEEL BRAIN 3
Mixed Media on Canvas
48 X 48
SOLD

Mixed Media on Canvas
(Diptych)
96 X 36 inches
AVAILABLE

Part of the “ 1 word is a 3-course-meal ” Series

Mixed Media on Canvas (Diptych)
96 X 60 inches
SOLD at SCOPE Miami

Mixed Media on Canvas
(Diptych)
96 X 36 inches
AVAILABLE

Part of the “ 1 word is a 3-course-meal ” Series

Mixed Media on Canvas
96 X 54 inches
SOLD

Mixed Media on Canvas
(Diptych)
96 X 36 inches
AVAILABLE

Part of the “ 1 word is a 3-course-meal ” Series

Mixed Media on Canvas
(Triptych)
144 X 60 inches
AVAILABLE

Q: What is your favorite material to work with?

A: I like mark makers that bring surprise. I like the physicality of creating. Time's effect on materials that bring a delicious authenticity. The ink that oozes. The paint that splats. The pencil that smears. The paper that tears. The polaroid that's imperfect. The typewriter that makes a different "A" every time...."

Unique Print, Hand Embellished
Watercolor Paper, torn edges
62 X 39 inches (framed)
SOLD

Mixed Media on Canvas
(Diptych)
96 X 60 inches
AVAILABLE

Mixed Media on Canvas
(Diptych)
120 X 48 inches
AVAILABLE

This text painting is all about LIGHT....when the ominous pitch black-ness of winter turns to the welcome sunshine and long-lit evenings of spring.

Mixed Media on Canvas
48 X 48 inches
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Mixed Media on Canvas
48 X 60 inches
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Mixed Media on Canvas
48 X 60 inches
SOLD

Mixed Media Painting on Cardboard
22.75 X 17.5 inches
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Humans are complex. Humans are imperfect. Humans are human. Mixed Media Paintings on Cardboard. Prints available.

“COLD OUTSIDE, HOT IN HEAD”
“BRINK EDGE VERGE”
“COLOSSAL CEMENT CITY”
“WITHOUT LIMITS”
“RESILIENCE”

Mixed Media on Canvas
48 X 48 inches
AVAILABLE

Part of the “Spring is in my veins” Series, this painting is about that feeling when winter thaws out and everything just blooms.

Mixed Media on Canvas
(Diptych)
96 X 36 inches
SOLD

Mixed Media on Canvas
(Diptych)
96 X 36 inches
SOLD

Mixed Media on Canvas
(Diptych)
96 X 36 inches
SOLD

Mixed Media on Canvas
96 X 36 inches
(Diptych)
SOLD

Mixed media on Canvas
48 X 48 inches
AVAILABLE

Mixed Media on Canvas
(Diptych)
72 X 48 inches

Part of the “Spring is in my veins” Series, this painting is about that feeling when winter thaws out and everything just blooms.

Gyotaku Inked Print of Surfboard on Rice Paper & Mixed Media on Canvas. Collaboration with Scott Szegeski
24 X 82 inches
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Gyotaku Inked Print of Surfboard on Rice Paper & Mixed Media on Canvas. Collaboration with Scott Szegeski
24 X 68 inches
AVAILABLE

Gyotaku Inked Print of Surfboard on Rice Paper & Mixed Media on Canvas. Collaboration with Scott Szegeski
24 X 80 inches
SOLD

Mixed Media Construction on Paper
100 X 72 inches
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Mixed Media Painting on Found Wood
36 X 24 inches
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“Can’t Walk A Straight Line” is a handmade book about NYC. Each spread tells a personal story about the vibrant, ever-changing city.

Copies of the book were previously available at The International Center of Photography Store.

See the book

My 1945 Remington DeLuxe typewriter plays an important role in my life because my husband proposed to me on it. This is a series of experimental typewriter prints - part hand painted, part printed on wood panels.

TRASHABET was a daily typographic treasure hunt with my pup on the sidewalks of Brooklyn. I found each letter as is. Each TRASHABET is the culmination of many hours of hunting on the streets.

The first letter I found was the “e” in TRASHABET 1 which sparked my whole obsession with trash letterforms.

Two Panel, Print on Metal
72 X 24 inches
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Archival Print on 100% Cotton, Hot Press Bright White Paper
Prints available.

I always use pieces of cardboard to slap down paint, glue and jot notes. I save every one or reincorporate them into paintings. Each board captures the messy process of creation. I have come to love them as captivating mini-pieces of artwork.