Ingrid Christensen

LATEST ARTICLES ( 207 )

• New Home for My Blog on Substack

  

  Borrowed Horse30 x 40My blog is moving to a new platform! From now on, if you've subscribed to receive my posts, you'll get them from:... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2021 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Random Blog Emails!

  Hello valued subscribers!I'm in the process of moving my blog to Substack - a long, arduous and curse-laden process. You may receive the glitches that are... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2021 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Portrait Workshop Online

  

  Self Portrait in Painting Shirt18 x 14"I recently finished teaching "The Expressive Portrait from Life" online at The Winslow Art Center and I can honestly say... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2021 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• New Online Colour Workshop

  

  Going Deeper: Color Challenges4 - class online workshopSaturdays, April 10 - May 1Last week I finished teaching "Going Deeper: Color Challenges", an online... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2021 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Demo and 2 New Workshops

  

  I'm pleased to be getting back to teaching online for the Winslow Art Center in 2021. Coming up in February I'll be doing a demo that tackles the topic that I... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2021 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• In Praise of Slow Painting

  

  Berry Picker36 x 36I've become a slow painter. When I first started painting, I wanted to finish a piece in a day. 2, if it was a large one. Now, they can take... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2020 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Zoom Demo October 9: Rescuing a Boring Painting

  

  Rescuing a Boring PaintingOnline DemoOctober 92:00 - 3:30 pm PDTLike many art instructors, I've taken my teaching online during the past few months, and it's... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2020 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Online Workshop for the Winslow Art Center

  

  Color and Shape: Elements for Dynamic PaintingsSaturdays, July 11 - August 110 am - 1 pm PSTI'm very pleased to be teaching a 4 week, online workshop for the... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2020 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Your Brushes Make All the Difference

  

  I taught a limited palette workshop over the weekend and thoroughly enjoyed myself. The painters were a keen bunch who worked hard, asked good questions and wer... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2020 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Last Minute Openings in Cochrane Workshop Next Weekend

  

  "7 Tubes Are All You Need"A 2-day workshopJan 18/19Cochrane, ABImagine making every colour that you need with just 7 tubes of paint. Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2020 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Workshop in Kelowna, June 2020

  

  Composition to Completion WorkshopEllis Art StudiosJune 26 - 28, 2020Kelowna, BCLast year's Composition to Completion workshop in Kelowna was such a success tha... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2020 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Alternative Mark Making

  

  Family (probably still in progress)12 x 16I love the flourish and looseness of alla prima brushwork, but I'm also interested in making paintings that don't... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2020 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Answers to Your Questions About My Upcoming Oil Painting Course

  

  Some of you have asked me to clarify details about this course and I'm hoping this answers any questions that you have.When and where is the course held and... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2019 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• New 12 Week Painting Class in Calgary

  

  Foundations of Oil Painting 2ThursdaysJan. 9 - March 26, 20209am - 12pmSwinton's Art Supply Studios Calgary, ABI'm offering a 12 week oil painting course at... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2019 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Problem with Water Soluble Oils

  

  "Peonies in Crystal" -36 x 36"This is my newest painting and it has nothing whatsoever to do with the topic of water soluble oilsI teach a lot of painters each... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2019 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• How Not to Frame a Painting

  

  Three and a Horse20 x 16I haven't been sleeping well lately. Maybe it's the realization that summer is ending or maybe it's the phases of the planets -... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2019 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Commissioned Work

  

  Flower Garden24 x 30"I recently finished this very enjoyable commission for a client in eastern Canada. Commissions can be daunting because I know that the... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2019 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Problems with Photo References in My Latest Artsy Article

  

  Orange and Blue11 x 14I've always spent a lot of my time working from life, feeling that the work I produce from the real world resonates with me long after I'v... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2019 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Limited Palettes Simplified

  

  I've been writing a monthly article for Artsy Magazine's creativity strand. Most are about painting and studio practises, and I admit they're always a huge... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2019 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Foundations of Oil Painting 12 Week Class

  

  Dates: Thursdays, September 5 - November 21, 2019Time: 9 am - 12 pmLocation: Calgary, ABSwinton's Art Supply**3 Spots left**I'll be teaching a comprehensive 12... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2019 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION