Linda Dessaint is a pastelist and real estate investor. A lifelong New England resident, she has studied with Rena Rockwell, Russ Russell, Robert Carsten and Albert Handell. She is a member of the Spectrum Art Association, Monadnock Area Art Association and Pastel Society of New Hampshire. Currently living in New Hampshire with her husband and three Lhasa Apsos, she enjoys hiking, gardening, kayaking and snowshoeing.