Ingrid Christensen

LATEST ARTICLES ( 207 )

• Scumbling

  

  The Robe16 x 12original I pulled out the cherry blossom robe again in honour of spring and because I find that painting the same thing over and over forces me t... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2019 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Edges in Photos and Life

  

  Girl in Pink and Grey14 x 11 Last weekend I taught a "Painting from Photos" workshop to a keen bunch of painters. One of the concepts we worked on was the... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2019 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Glazing

  

  experimentoriginalI'm always looking for a new way to make marks and achieve effects in oil paint, and always coming up against its one firm rule: "fat over... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2019 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Some Good Books About Oil Painting

  

  I've had many emails over the years asking me how I learned to paint and for resource suggestions, so I thought I'd list the books that were the most influentia... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2019 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Another Palette Experiment

  

  Ivory and Ink18 x 14I've been experimenting with lower chroma pigments lately because I like the subdued greys that they produce, and because I've become... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2019 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Zorn Palette

  

  Tanned Model16 x 12I got together with good friends last week for an afternoon of challenging painting. We were all using a Zorn palette - a subtle, greyed... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2019 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• 3-Day Workshop in Kelowna, BC

  

  Composition to CompletionJune 21 - 23, 2019Ellis Art StudiosKelowna, BCAfter years of teaching strictly from life, I've finally figured out how to teach from... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2019 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lessons from the Art Tour 3

  

  Hôtel des roches noires, TrouvilleMonetI'm still digesting all that I saw in my museum going in London and Paris. One lesson that was driven home to me was how... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2018 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Black, White, and Grey

  

  Dancer and Bouquet30 x 40The seemingly simplest colours are the trickiest to paint. Black, white, and grey may seem straightforward but, if their temperature... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2018 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Blog Glitch Regarding Floral Workshop in Lumby

  Imagine my surprise this morning when I got an announcement telling me that I was teaching a floral workshop in Lumby, BC - again. Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2018 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lessons from the Art Tour 2

  

  Portraits à la Bourse - DegasThis famous Degas painting reminded me that the revered artists in the museums that I visited were interesting, opinionated, and... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2018 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Working with a Model

  

  The Visitor30 x 24"Models are wonderful people that we treat like objects in the service of our art. We stare at them with an intensity that would get us slappe... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2018 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lessons from the Art Tour

  

  Edouard VuillardI often hear artists worrying about the fact that their work is constantly changing. They wonder when they'll be done with the endless... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2018 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Power of Critiques

  

  Study in Grey16 x 12This week I connected separately with two artists to talk about their art for a solid hour. They were the first of the online critiques... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2018 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fall Can Be a Time for Growth!

  

  I thought I'd do a round up of news and events for readers who don't yet subscribe to my email news.So here's what's going on in my autumn:I'm taking some time... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2018 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Using Technology to Solve a Painting - and a Blog Glitch

  

  Peonies Full Blown30 x 30**Yes: a Blogger blog again. My explanation is at the end.Paint on, paint off is often how my work proceeds. Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2018 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• New Website and Moving the Blog!

  

  Building the new site, one image at a time. Ugh!I prefer my laptop to my phone, and never look at art on the tiny screen, which turns out to have been a... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2018 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Explorations Using Still Life

  

  Bread and Bowl16 x 20oil on linenIt ain't over till it's over. This still life captured my interest: the lighting, the composition, and the objects. Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2018 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• No Such Thing as Overworking

  

  Summer Walk14 x 18"Rose Frantzen once said in an interview that a painting is like the alphabet, from A to Z. But if you always stop at D, out of the fear of... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2018 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• 1-Day Composition Workshop, Calgary

  

  Dynamic Compositionsa 1-Day WorkshopSept. 8, 2018Leighton Art CentreCalgary, ABNo amount of fancy brushwork can save a weak composition, but what exactly is a... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2018 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION