Christine's Journal
Sometimes artists have muses, I am no exception. Muses are often their source of inspiration. Muses give the artist a sense of passion about something. My muses are words – and the concepts they conjure up for me. Words never cease to inspire me which is why I call myself a conceptual artist and why I write a blog and about beautiful moments in the day.
Blog: The Struggle of the Seedling aka Creating Creation
Posted on April 24 2020
Blog: Working with Black and White aka Figuring It Out
Posted on April 21 2020
When creating “Figuring It Out” I began by what comes naturally – putting washes of color on the paper. I had chosen the colors I wanted to work with – mainly black and white. It is not easy to make a work exciting when you use just two colors, but I knew that I wanted this to be a journey – not only for myself during the process of creation, but also for others who were going to view the work after it was finished.
Blog: The Creation of "Telling the Story"
Posted on April 18 2020
Blog: Sowing the Seeds of Change
Posted on April 15 2020
Blog: Painting Progression – Change Part 4
Posted on April 12 2020
Blog: Heirlooms
Posted on April 12 2020
Blog: Small Galleries and Emerging Artists in Today’s Art Market
Posted on April 09 2020
The art market is changing. Inspired by an article in the Wall Street Journal about the changing art market I asked myself – what is happening to the small gallery owners who represent emerging artists? If we follow the news we see that there are far too many small gallery owners going out of business ...
Blog: Nothing Changes if Nothing Changes aka Change – Part 3 of 3
Posted on April 02 2020
Blog: Change is the foundation upon which today's artists create and continue to move forward. aka Change – Part 2 of 3
Posted on March 30 2020
Blog: I was blogging about change when everything in the world suddenly changed aka Preface- Change
Posted on March 24 2020
Blog: Mona Lisa and Cake
Posted on March 21 2020
I recently saw this meme on Facebook: These two different Mona Lisa artworks highlight how we often think of the concept of art as a singularity – when really there are many levels of creation. You can think of the levels of creation as a layered chocolate cake. Which level is the best? Is it the succulent ...
Blog: Seeking Freedom and Individuality
Posted on March 15 2020
Aesthetic Moments: Our Wills
Posted on March 12 2020
Blog: Giving Meaning to Composition
Posted on March 09 2020
Legendary War photographer, Don McCullin, spoke to Artnet News about his landscape photographs, on view at Hauser & Wirth Somerset. “I am a photographer, not an artist . . . I don’t make art. I use composition, but it is not art.” As an artist, I couldn’t agree more. Composition is important, but it doesn’t determine the ...
Blog: Contrasts from Costa Rica
Posted on March 06 2020
I recently spent time fishing off the coast of Costa Rica. From the boat, the rainforest looks like a dense, thick, impenetrable green. When the land meets the vast never-ending openness of the sky and ocean, I was awe-struck at the immense contrast between the two. Human existence is full of contrast – people see things ...
Blog: Constructing Semantics
Posted on March 03 2020
I read a lot. Especially academic papers. Why do I love to read densely worded long academic papers? The words. I love to break down sentences and think about how loaded some words are. Academic papers are full of hidden political jargon that I find fascinating. Academics really know how to use words to their ...
Blog: “This is My Collection”
Posted on February 28 2020
In a recent interview for ArtNet News, the world famous actor Brad Pitt talked about his art collection. “The word ‘collection’ kind of bothers me,” says Pitt, implying that it sounds too formal. Nonetheless, the actor has amassed an impressive trove of works by artists such as Richard Serra, Marcel Dzama, and Bansky.
Blog: Mystical Ideas
Posted on February 25 2020
I love Sol Lewitt’s Sentences on Conceptual Art. His very first thought especially: Conceptual artists are mystics rather than rationalists. They leap to conclusions that logic cannot reach. Ideas are spontaneous. Clusters of ideas create concepts. WE have to be careful that the development of concepts does not overshadow the original unconstrained inspirational freedom of the ...