Caving Art

Linda began illustrating cave scenes not long after becoming involved in the sport. Inspired to depict caving through the eyes of a caver, rather than a camera, she used artistic license to black out areas that would be filled by flash in the photographs. This gives a more realistic view of what a caver can actually see using only a headlamp. Very mindful of safety for Single Rope Technique (SRT), she made sure there were no errors when drawing 'On Rope' scenes like the above pictures. Practically everything she drew related to caving was published in caving related newsletters, magazines and books.

She was recognized as one of the premier artists involved with the sport throughout the worldwide caving community and inspired other talented artists to take up the mantle (pun intended). There's now at least two organizations catering to cave art and illustration, many mediums are used as can be seen at I.S.S.A's site and at SpeleoArts pages. Over the years Linda's schedule has allowed little time for indulging in this work though it's not far from her mind.

I intend to return to this subject occasionally unless there's a public outcry for more, or less....