Ingrid Christensen

LATEST ARTICLES ( 207 )

• A London Adventure

  

  I was fortunate enough to be in London last week filming some shorts for Winsor Newton's weekly "Masterclass videos" series. Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2017 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Toning a Support: the Big Decision!

  

  White Blouse16 x 12White Blouse 214 x 11Every single choice that you make in an oil painting is visible, in some way, in the final work and toning is the usuall... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2017 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Painting Knives

  

  Sidelong Gaze16 x 12detail I used to be a watercolourist when I started painting, but I soon switched to oils. The reason? Texture! Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2017 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Paint Patches, Not Lines

  

  Calendula and Degas20 x 16Painting students often ask me how to loosen up edges in their work -how to get rid of the outline - and it's both easy and hard. Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2016 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Getting to the Essence of an Idea

  

  Cherry Blossom Robe #912 x 10The series continues. This Robe painting is probably the hardest one that I've done so far - if it's, in fact, done. Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2016 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Limiting Values

  

  Woman in White14 x 11I was thinking of Manet's portrait of Victorine Meurent when I painted "Woman in White". Manet was masterful at simplifying values;... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2016 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Meyer Lemon Still Life

  

  Meyer Lemons (resting stage)30 x 30Still life has called to me again lately, as has a larger canvas. Small canvases have the attraction of a speedy output and... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2016 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Cochrane Workshop Openings

  

  There are a couple of last minute openings in my 2 day figurative workshop next week in Cochrane, AB. If you'd love to spend the weekend painting from life in... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2016 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Painting on Gesso Board

  

  Peaches 8 x 10DetailBecause I don't have an expensive enough painting surface habit already (you can't beat ordering oil primed linen from the States with our... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2016 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• 12 Week Class and 2 Figure Workshops

  

  The next 2 months are busy ones for me as I start a new session of 12 week classes at Swinton's Art Studios in Calgary, as well as head off to teach a couple... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2016 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Series

  

  18 x14Cherry blossom robe 716 x12Cherry blossom robe 612 x 16Cherry blossom robe 514 x 11Cherry blossom robe 49 x 12Cherry blossom robe 316 x 12Cherry blossom... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2016 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Variety of Whites

  

  Peaches11 x 14the snotty whiteI was watching Thomas Kitts' excellent video demo about using Flake White on Facebook the other day (actually, it's embedded on... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2016 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• 2-Day Figurative Workshop, Kelowna, BC

  

  2 - Day Figurative WorkshopSeptember 17/18Kelowna, BCI'll be teaching in the gorgeous Okanagan Valley in September and it's my favourite genre: figurative! Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2016 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Private Lives of Paintings

  

  Summer's Child40 x 30sold to the right peopleThere are many reasons why I paint, and they are all about me. I paint to explore concepts like movement or... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2016 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Attitude Matters

  

  Apricots and Pansies12 x 24I taught a still life workshop for the Stave Falls Artist Group in Maple Ridge, BC last week and had a super time! Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2016 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Living on the Edge Workshop

  

  July 9 Kelowna, BCThis seemed like an appropriate visual for my upcoming one-day workshop in Kelowna, BC. "Living on the Edge" is all about the part of a... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2016 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Progress Doesn't Have to Be Swift

  

  40 x 30D - still in progressSo here's the latest incarnation of the portrait. And still not done - which is a good thing.I've been working on it sporadically fo... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2016 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Vital Palette and Other Secrets for Successful Paintings

  

  A generously loaded palette allows plentiful, rich mixturesI've been teaching a lot of workshops lately, and it's reminded me that there are some simple things... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2016 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Finding a Painting's Path

  

  Bread and Tea18 x 24Every painting has its path and, for me, the struggle comes in being patient enough to find that path. This painting went through several... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2016 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Big Changes

  

  Chinese Teapot30 x 30This painting has had a lot of revision; most recently and most constantly, in the orange drape under the teapot. It used to be green - as... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2016 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION