Artwork by Lynn Kibbe: Scratchboard artist intricately depicts animals, nature
Lycoming County | Pine Creek Valley & The PA Grand Canyon
By Katie Weidenboerner-Deppen
After painting for 20 years, Lynn found her art in an online forum. She’s since been doing scratchboard art for about ten years.
“It’s tedious work, some people might mind it but I don’t,” she said. “I like the detail I can get and it’s extremely challenging to get the effect you want. It’s pretty unforgiving.”
Focusing on nature and animals, each piece takes her several weeks to complete.
A tool-based art, Kibbe carry around a tackle box full of instruments to scratch with and says she “sees things around places and thinks ‘how do I use that’.”
Her favorite tool is the scalpel knife, which is like an X-acto knife, but finer.
A member of the International Scratchboard Society, Lynn said, “I fell in love with the great contrast and the details I could achieve with scratchboard…I’ve seen about 85 percent of Pennsylvania wildlife on this property (at her home). I get a lot of inspiration here.”
Lynn Kibbe is a professional level juried artisan member of the Wilds Cooperative of Pennsylvania. Learn more about Lynn and leave her a review or recommendation on her WCO profile.
RECENT WCO MEMBER SPOTLIGHTS
- Lumber Heritage Region: Uplifting the lumber industry’s history, impacts
Just what is the Lumber Heritage Region? The Lumber Heritage Region, established in 2001, is one of twelve designated Heritage Areas in Pennsylvania. It spans a 15-county region in north west and north central Pennsylvania that encompasses the entire PA Wilds region. - Finalists announced for $50,000 PA Wilds BIG IDEA Contest
Finalists announced for $50,000 PA Wilds BIG IDEA Contest The finalists have been announced for the 2023 PA Wilds BIG IDEA Contest, in which local entrepreneurs will compete in a pitch contest for the chance to win $50,000 to develop their small business! In partnership with the PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship and with funding…
Read more - Endless Mountain Music Festival: Captivating sounds and scenery
The Endless Mountain Music Festival is a premier cultural event taking place across multiple counties in northern Pennsylvania and southern New York.
