...Lin brushes oil onto surfaces as washes and as finely modulated brush marks; she renders oil as a translucent membrane, through which light and textures percolate and radiate; whereas artists customarily revel in and cultivate the substantial properties of oil, Lin transforms the medium into assuming insubstantial characteristics and conditions. Translucency and fluidity are the hallmarks of Lin's manipulation of oil; her pictures project delicacy pushed to the edge of self-effacement, and at times lean towards the body of indeterminacy. The effects of these on space, time and body is considerable.
Essay
Book ref: "Works from Nature Series"
ISBN:978-981-00-3901-1