Costello Hinchey Studios©

Family & Pet portraits & commissions, (from photos), Sports theme portraits, fine art paintings, figures/nudes and other life paintings & life sketches, photography, house portraits, custom hand painted furniture, antique photo restoration, family surname crests or (coat-of-arms), murals, children’s murals, etc. Website: http://www.chstudios.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chstudiosnet My favorite medium is definitely graphite pencil although, over my child rearing years, I have been forced to focus more on photography. With photography, not only was I able to capture the most beautiful things in my life and freeze them for all time (my babies), but I could also photograph things that grabbed my fancy for a future project. This gave me hope for my personal artistic future, so to speak. I still work more in photography more than anything, but I really am looking forward to getting a real studio back one day and getting back to work in all mediums! That’s what I dream of! Our studio is on a 40 acre homestead estate in the middle Appalachian mountains of Virginia. One can sit from the front porch and see the most wonderful view of Poor Valley. It’s not at all uncommon to see almost all forms of wildlife found in these mountains. Including black bear, bob cats, wild turkey, great blue herons, ground hogs, hawks, etc. I grew up here. Along with my yard full of children, pets, chickens... It's no wonder these are my favorite subject matters. My other loves are hiking, reading, vegetable and flower gardening, my fruit and nut orchard, local history, family tree research and Appalachian Mountains. I love gray or rainy days. And the mountains to me are like a big hug all wrapped up in my favorite quilt by the fire on a snowy winter day. For in the mountains, one forgets to count the days. Please check back from time-to-time. I'm always adding new templates from my work and products. © Linda Costello Hinchey, CHStudios©. All Rights Reserved