She's grrr-eat !

Wildlife artist Linda Wain is Belper's very own tiger lady. Linda normally paints pictures of birds or wildlife but more recently it's been tigers.

Linda, of Blackden Close, has painted lots of pictures for charity which have been used on Christmas Cards and on the front of magazines. When she stages exhibitions throughout the Trader area she talks to the public about her charity work and how they can help the plight of endangered species. Linda said: "I've always loved animals and when I started to paint pictures of tigers I realised that they were wonderful creatures. I've even part-adopted a tiger called Ginny, and she lives in a Sanctuary in Kent. People call me the Tiger Lady now."



This article (extract) was written by Richard Sellors and appeared in the Derby Trader on February 4th 1999.