Ingrid Christensen

LATEST ARTICLES ( 207 )

• Painting Light and Colour

  

  Summer's Child40 x 30This is another painting in which my goal was to achieve a very specific effect. In this case it was the effect of skin influenced by many... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• What a Painting Says

  

  Wading Woman24 x 20We've experienced catastrophic flooding in my city and other southern Alberta communities over the past week so my wading paintings have take... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Paintings Shipped to BC Galleries

  

  Dancer16 x 12White Linen10 x 8Minnows There24 x 12These are just a few of the paintings that I recently sent to Rendezvous Art Gallery in Vancouver and Tutt... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Learn from the Master

  

  After Sorolla8 x 10I've been enjoying the summer sun and warm light and it's really influenced my choice of subjects in the studio. Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Painting Retreat in Mexico 2014

  

  I'm going back to Mexico in February to teach another painting workshop at the Casa Buena Art Retreat. It was amazing last year: the light, the sun, the people... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Painting Metal

  

  Pearl Onions and Peonies24 x 12Painting metal, like painting skin, seems to intimidate students but it's actually pretty easy and I think it's a lot of fun. Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Summer Colour

  

  Minnows There24 x 12Summer's here - or at least it's stopped snowing - and I'm looking back at some of the photos that I took at the beach last year. Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Pigment Brands

  

  White Linen\10 x 8This is a limited palette painting - sort of. I used the Zorn palette of yellow ochre, cad red light, ivory black and titanium white, but I... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dealing with Warm and Cool Colour

  

  Dancer in Green14 x 11I'm taking a break from still life in the studio for a while and mining some old photos for paintings. If I go too long without painting... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Successful Portrait Workshop

  

  Rhymes with Ian20 x 16The portrait demo and workshop went off without a hitch - to my great relief. This is the piece that I did in the 3 hour demo on Friday. Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Finding Still Life Objects

  

  Pickle Jar 24 x 28This composition came about because I bought the low sodium pickles instead of regular. For the first time ever, my pickles got mouldy in the... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Correcting a Bad Composition

  

  Miniature Eggplants18 x 28What was I thinking?These are two views of the same painting. The top one is the final version, and the bottom one shows something tha... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Weaving Colour

  

  Mexican Handicraft30 x 30A painting is a bit like a weaving: the same colours appear and reappear across the surface, creating a pattern and a unified effect. Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Maroger Medium

  

  First Day of Spring10 x 8detailIt was too nice to stay in the studio the other day so I took the paints to my favourite park. This little piece was all that I... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Contemporary Floral

  

  Bucket Bouquet40 x 30How do you take a traditional - and feminine - subject like florals and make them contemporary? I've given that a lot of thought because I... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Two Openings in My Spring Class

  

  I've got two spaces in the upcoming spring session of my painting from life course at theCalgary School of Art :Interpreting Still Life and Landscape: a Paintin... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Paint with Me in Croatia: April 29 to May 8, 2014

  

  I'm announcing a new workshop for 2014 on the outrageously-picturesque island of Korčula. Croatia. This is what it looks like: A few minutes on Google Images... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Two-Part Portrait Workshop at the Calgary School of Art

  

  I'm trying a new format for teaching portraiture at the Calgary School of Art. It will be a two-part workshop on April 26 and 27. Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Calgary Sketch Club Demo

  

  Borrowed Scarf20 x 162 hour demoI'm always thrilled to be asked to do a painting demo. The tension of talking about my process, answering questions and observin... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Cure for Insomnia

  

  4 am16 x 124 pm16 x 12So the title is a bit misleading. Consolation for insomnia is more like it. While on the retreat, I found myself wide awake at odd hours;... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION