Linda Peduzzi
Maker Monday - September 2026
About the Artist
Name: Linda Peduzzi
Medium: oil & watercolor painting
Years creating: a lifetime
SCAA Member since: 2018
Based in: Pawcatuck, CT
Website: lindapeduzzi.com
Facebook: linda Pedussi Art
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We are pleased to share the work of Linda Peduzzi in this months’ Maker Monday. Linda has been involved with SCAA since 2018. In her time here, she has exhibited, taken classes, donated to the Art Heist, and participated in our Holiday Sale - a little of everything.
Linda is part of a plein air watercolor painting group with four other artists who call themselves ‘The Five Friends’. In her own words, “Seeing my fellow artists on a regular basis has deepened my friendships and has helped me to grow artistically, exploring and developing my style with the watercolors.” To see more of her work as well as the rest of the group, be sure to visit the Hoxie Gallery in the Westerly Public Library in October, with an opening held on 10/7/26.
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Where are you from, and what do you make?
I live in Pawcatuck, Connecticut. I paint using mostly oils and lately watercolor. My paintings are of my imagined surroundings, gardens and the natural world, painted to evoke feelings and a little mystery. A friend once described my work as 'poetic' and I like that word. It describes an image that goes beyond the surface, that captures a mood.
How long have you been seriously pursuing art?
One of my earliest memories is of my mother and I sitting at the dining room table, drawing together. I must have been around 3 or 4 years old, so I've been an artist for a long time!
What inspires you to create?
Natural curiosity and observation of what's going on around me. And with apologies to John Lee Hooker - "...'Cause it's in (her) and it's got to come out!"
Which artist outside of your chosen medium has had the most impact on your art? What do they do, and in what way do they influence you?
Like most artists, I have so many influences but one that stands out is the English illustrator, Aubrey Beardsley. He was a big part of my self-taught teen years, as I loved his bold sense of line, form and intensity. His sometimes strange subject matter piqued my teenage imagination in a great way.
Is there a work of art that has changed your life or how you view the world in some way?
Yes, I saw Botticelli's 'Portrait of a Youth' in person at the National Gallery when I was a high school student, drawing lots of portraits of my friends. The feeling in the painting moved me deeply. I bought a museum print of it and hung it in my room, where I would look at it daily. Portraits are my first love and Botticelli's work is exquisite.
As a member of SCAA, what do you like most about us?
For me, SCAA is all about encouraging, supporting and engaging artists. When I walk through the door at SCAA, I always have a great feeling of anticipation and I look forward to seeing who's there that day. The whole staff is warm, friendly and attentive, and I always enjoy the good conversations, long and short. I feel a nice connection to the staff and the place itself.
Tell us a joke.
A man visits his parents for the holidays in his childhood home. One morning, he rises early to walk through the old neighborhood. Feeling hungry, he stops in at the local diner.
'Eggs Benedict and coffee, please' he tells the waitress.
When she returns and places his breakfast in front of him, he notices it is on a gleaming chrome plate.
'Hey, what's with the chrome plate?' he asks.
The waitress smiles at him and says 'There's no plate like chrome for the hollandaise!'