The Wilno Hills, an hour north of Bancroft in the Madawaska Valley, is known by some to be God’s country. It is here that you will find the artist Linda Sorensen . Artist Linda Sorensen shows her art to me in her studio. Linda was born in London, England. She moved to Canada with her mother and settled in Burling ton, Ontario where, as she says, she had the good fortune of Robert Bateman as her high school art teacher. It was the early 70`s and the school was the newly built Lord Elgin High - since renamed after this world renowned Canadian wildlife artist. Under Bateman she studied Pottery and Sculpture, Drawing and Painting and Art History. She also took a course in Textile and Printmaking with Birgit Freybe , now Robert`s wife. She was truly inspired! Linda moved to the Madawaska Valley and recalls heading out “ with a pack on my back and not two pennies in my pocket .” She became part of a back-to-the-land movement and lived off the grid, ``without telephon