Near the close of a thirty-five-year teaching career in a suburb of Buffalo, NY, Lynda returned to her long-postponed love of painting. A member of the Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society and the Fine Arts League of Buffalo, she had begun to exhibit work in Western New York shows and galleries when she retired and relocated to South Carolina. 

Retirement would allow her to devote more time to painting. She found that the little town of McCormick had attracted several excellent artists who had built successful lifelong careers as professional artists, illustrators and college art teachers. Ingrid Hofer, Clint Scott and Bill Updegraff have all contributed to the development of her work. Their guidance and encouragement stimulated her in new directions. Suzanna Winton's workshops in watercolor portraits were also invaluable.

Lynda's paintings have been included in numerous state-wide competitions and a national exhibition, as well as local juried shows, and she has won various awards. Her work is part of many private collections. She is a member of the South Carolina Watermedia Society, the Georgia Watercolor Society and the Aiken Artist Guild. Specializing in watercolor and acrylics, her subject matter ranges from the architectural to florals, landscapes, portraits, and animals. Much of her work is commissioned, which provides her with a wide variety of subjects and new challenges. "Variety is the spice of life," after all.

Lynda has always used her own photographs as references for her paintings, and has recently begun exhibiting and selling her photos.