Linda Ledet

Linda LeDet

Linda Ledet has been given a vision of life that she shares in her expressive oils. Whether a street scene or basilica in Italy, a river scene or small country church in Bon Secour, Alabama, her work reflects her passionate eyes. Color, motion and texture present Ledet’s slide shows of life. She paints as she lives and lives as she paints. Her work is joy. Explosions of flowers, dreamy boats, luminous lifescapes, and sacred inspirations – all breathe love, beauty and excitement into the canvas.

She signs as “Fidelis,” a reminder to be faithful in giving glory to God, the Creator and Lover of life.

Ledet’s award-winning work has been featured in publications, prestigious exhibitions and juried art shows. For several years, she has been selected as a participating artist in the Fairhope Arts & Crafts Festival and the Providence Hospital Festival of Flowers. The City of Fairhope, AL, selected her painting for the 2003 annual poster for the lighting of the holiday trees. In 2003, her sacred paintings of the Mother of God were displayed at St. Ignatius Museum in Mobile, AL. Past exhibitions have been at Foley Performing Arts Association, The Lyons Share, Fairhope, AL; Templeton Gallery, Ashland Gallery, and Five Gold Monkeys, Mobile, AL; and Artworks, Laurel, Mississippi. Fidelis’ paintings are in private, religious, and corporate collections throughout the country.

Ledet has a B. A. degree in English/Journalism from Spring Hill College and J. D. from Cumberland School of Law and practiced law for 13 years. She has studied art at Spring Hill College, Mobile, AL; Bay Rivers Art Guild, Daphne, AL; St. Michael Institute of Sacred Art, Mystic, CT; Sara Britt Art Center, Tuscaloosa, AL; and Art of the Carolinas, Raleigh, NC. She was privately tutored for several years by Mary Alice Brucato, a local portrait artist. Among memberships to the various local art associations and organizations, Ledet is a member of Oil Painters of America, Art Institute of Chicago, and National Museum of Women in the Arts. She is married to Mobile physician, Michael Ledet and they have three "Masterpieces," Brianna, Blaise, and Peter.

The artist is presently teaching at Bay Rivers Art Guild in Daphne, Alabama.