Christine is an award-winning oil painter based in Maryland. She is represented at the District Arts Gallery in Frederick, MD, and has exhibited her work widely in juried competitions and group shows including at the Torpedo Factory in Fairfax, VA; The Maryland Federation of Art in Annapolis, MD; The Montpelier Center for the Arts in Virginia; The Laurel Arts Guild in Maryland; The Delaplaine Arts Center in Frederick, MD; The Yellow Barn Studio in Glen Echo, MD; The Women’s Center Art Gallery in Frederick, MD, and more.

Christine began painting as a teenager and won her first award from the Greenwich Arts Council in Connecticut while still in high school. She went on to study painting with Abbott Meader at Colby College in Maine where she received her B.A. and then worked as a copy writer and editor at a record company in California before she decided to return to school and earn a M.A. in design. She had a multifaceted career that included running a small graphic design business, publishing a book, and illustrating two children’s stories. She also painted murals for private businesses and residences in California. Christine then decided to focus her full attention on painting and is a recent graduate of the Master Artist’s Program at The Compass Atelier near Washington, D.C. She has taken workshops with internationally renowned painters such as Steven Assael, Alyssa Monks, Gavin Glakas, and Maggie Siner; has studied painting and attended a plein air workshop on Monhegan Island in Maine with Walt Bartman; and has studied painting at the Delaplaine Visual Arts Center in Maryland.

Artist’s Statement

There are times when the ordinary places we see are momentarily transformed. Under the right circumstances, these mundane places become magical. 

The fact that nothing ever stays the same is a source of endless fascination for me in my art. 

The urban landscapes where I often find myself are full of interesting angles and reflective surfaces. I am captivated by the way light and color can be distorted or scattered by a raindrop or reflected off a smooth surface. I capture these prisms of color and light through my quick and direct brushstrokes. To create a sense of urgency is a further reminder that this particular scene’s moment in time won’t last. It’s important for me to live in the present and pay attention, as life is fleeting and always changing.

Christine is a member of the Frederick Arts Council, The Montgomery Art Association, The Maryland Federation of Art, and The Delaplaine Center for the Arts.

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