Painter

Linn Meyers

Linn Meyers is an American artist known for drawings and site-specific installations built from closely spaced lines, including works made with paint markers as well as acrylic and Flashe on rigid painting board.

Linn Meyers quick facts

Review key details about Linn Meyers's career, line-based drawing, site-specific installations, paint markers, acrylic and Flashe painting, repetition, and closely spaced marks shaping her work.

Linn Meyers quick facts
Born1968 · Washington, D.C.
Died—
NationalityAmerican
MovementsContemporary abstraction
Paint typesPaint markers · Acrylic paint · Flashe
Painting surfacesSite-specific walls · Claybord / painting board · Paper
Painting methodsDraws thousands of closely spaced lines by hand without templates or taped guides
Common subjectsAbstract line fields, ripples, waves, topographical forms, movement, rhythm, and spatial relationships
Known forLarge-scale abstract drawings whose repeated lines emphasize movement, accumulation, and hand-made variation
Notable worksOur View from Here · Untitled (2017)

Sources: Hirshhorn: Linn Meyers Meet the Artist, Hirshhorn: Our View from Here, and National Gallery of Art: Linn Meyers.

Paint types used

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Paint Markers

Paint markers dispense opaque pigmented color through a marker tip rather than a brush. Formulas include water-based and oil-based products, so surface compatibility, permanence, and finishing requirements depend on the exact marker.

Acrylic Paint

Acrylic paint is a fast-drying, water-based paint made with pigment and an acrylic polymer binder. It is widely used in art and decorative projects because it is versatile and durable.

Surface types used

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Painting Board

Painting board is a rigid artist support made from hardboard, wood, or another stable panel material. It may be sold raw or prepared with a medium-specific ground layer.

Paper

Paper is an absorbent sheet material made from pressed fibers. Its weight, sizing, and surface texture determine how much moisture it can handle and how paint spreads.

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