about the artist...

Iowa-born artist Linda Eddy received her Bachelor of Fine Arts (cum laude) from Drake University with emphasis in painting and drawing.

She has worked for many years as a freelance commissioned artist, specializing in portraits (acrylic and pencil) and special events paintings. Prior work includes portraits of former Iowa governor Terry Branstad and others now held in private collections. Linda has participated in numerous art shows and held several one-woman exhibits of her work.

Below are some examples of Linda's paintings:

24" x 48", acrylic on canvas
24" x 30" acrylic painting	18" x 24" acrylic painting

Linda is the webmaster and political cartoonist for IowaPresidentialWatch.com, which is run by the Iowa Presidential Watch PAC.

Her political cartoons have captured some of the most famous faces in politics today and are among the most circulated on the Internet – viewed in over 20 countries worldwide (United States, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Australia, Netherlands, Hong Kong, Singapore, Canada, Sweden, South Africa, Belgium, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Mexico, Switzerland, Finland). They have been requested for use nationally and internationally, including the London Sunday Telegraph Times and YahooNewsFrance.

Six of Linda Eddy's cartoons were selected to show in the “Democracy in America” exhibit at Arizona State University in Tempe – location of the last presidential debate, Oct. 13th – along with works from 38 other artists worldwide, including: Norman Rockwell, Roy Lichtenstein, Thomas Nast and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Szep of the Boston Globe. The show ran through Nov. 19, 2004.

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here are some more cartoons:
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