Artist Statement
“My paintings are created for the enjoyment of beauty. Beauty, because it transports us to a place within ourselves where we find its counterparts: joy, peace, well being, and appreciation of this world. Using the physical elements of landscape, seascape, people, and animals as substrate, I add three non physical elements of mood, composition and light. These latter three, used in harmony and balance, reach into the deepest parts of us, creating a journey for the eyes as well as the heart. Through that journey, we rediscover the place within us where we have always longed to be.”
Biography
Christine started her art education at age four. She studied with many private teachers en route to the Rhode Island School of Design and the Syracuse University School of Art. Her work can be found in private, corporate, and government collections including those of the family of the late actress Kirsty Alley, actor Parker Stevenson, former owner of Maine Times and world circumnavigator Dodge Morgan, as well as noted corporate and international art collectors.
Christine’s work has been recognized with top awards from New England and national art societies. He work has participated in national and international shows of the American Watercolor Society, The New England Watercolor Society, The Society of Watercolor Artists. This year, her work will be featured in the 19th National Exhibition of the American Society of Marine Artists of which she is a signature member. Christine has been featured in and on the covers of several publications including Covey Rise Magazine, Artist Magazine, Down East Books, and Upland Almanac Magazine. She has also illustrated two children’s books, Orphan and Good Companions, written by Era Zistel.
PAST SHOWS:
Introductions: Christine Coombs, Kathleen Denis and Ann Larsen
