Artist Bio

Lynda Bunnell is a painter from Southern California. In 2012 she was led to express her creativity through the ancient art of weaving pine needle vessels, one of the oldest and most storied art forms in history. She would harvest and hand dye her raw materials, learning more about color and its impact. In 2018 a new creative path opened for her, unexpectedly, through the “art birthday party” her friend held for her; it was an initiation into a new momentum filled chapter of her life.

Lynda paints in layers, often starting with a minimal color palette, line-work and collage to set the stage to begin a story. Often the initial story is buried among multiple layers of paint, cold wax or encaustic, giving a sense of depth and history. On each layer, she combines the abstract with realism using acrylic paint, signature mark-making, scraping tools, and oil sticks. Her paintings are built up by adding and subtracting, sanding back each layer to create a sense of history, similar to old timeworn doors and walls she has discovered in ancient areas of Europe or North Africa. It brings to mind the Asian term “Wabi Sabi”; the compelling beauty of decaying things. Lynda has studied with several fine artists, including Kate McCavitt, The Creative Visionary Program, the Art2life Academy, and Mark Eanes Academy.

She is also a teacher, author and passionate about The Human Design System, having written three books on the topic. The writing of the The Definitive Book of Human Design was a marked achievement in her life. She also runs two successful international on-line schools based on the Human Design knowledge.