Linda Jane Smith has always loved drawing and as a child she entered as many art competitions as she possible could. She eventually went on to study Graphic Design at Bournville College of Art in Birmingham, England. Her time there gave her the discipline to work very precisely and also the ability to settle down anywhere to paint. The work of Linda Jane Smith has progressed considerably since then enabling her to combine the two great loves of her life, cats and painting. Gibsons puzzles have used Linda's talents in the past to great success with The Jumble Sale another 636 piece jigsaw puzzle that has been in the Gibsons puzzle catalogue for several years.

It should come as no surprise that Linda's most popular images for the Gibsons jigsaw puzzle catalogue usually have something to do with cats. This new 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle is no exception. All the cats take on adorable expressions as they sit around what appears to be a human home thoroughly enjoying themselves during Christmas. It's as if they are thinking about carrying out mischevious deeds and simply relishing the idea of what they would like to do without actually doing it. They are so darling those cats with the twinkling eyes.