Linaka Greensword
Area: Wandsworth Town
Type: Artist / Individual
Art form: Art, Design, Digital, Drawing, Illustration, Painting
Biography / Artist statement
Linaka Greensword is a Wandsworth-based artist and designer. She trained in Graphic Design at St Francis Xavier's College before going on to complete her Architecture BSc degree at University of East London. She is currently a design leader for a global engineering company.
She works predominantly with digital art but also works in traditional mediums. She is a visual communicator and aims to instigate change through visual mediums.
She has always had an interest in the human figure and portraits, and has developed her style over many years, trying different approaches, mediums and mindsets.
Currently her style focuses on speed painting and developing artwork in a set amount of time. This leads to more expressive strokes and less focus on the pursuit of perfection but embracing the strokes made with confidence.