Ingrid Christensen

LATEST ARTICLES ( 207 )

• It Isn't Overworking; It's Just Working

  

  D in the studio (in progress)40 x 30I'm becoming more patient as I age. I used to want to finish each painting on the same day that I started it, but, in the... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2016 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Teaching to Learn

  

  Composition with Degas and Bread30 x 30I've just come back from teaching a 5 day figurative workshop in White Rock, BC, and, like every workshop that I teach, i... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2016 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Draw Like You're Painting

  

  D in Lines14 x 11D in profile14 x 11Last week I took some really old (let's just call them "vintage") Grumbacher chalk pastels to figure drop in. Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2016 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Finding the Differences

  

  Model in a fancy chair16 x 12We had an excellent model in last night's figure drop in. She has an expressive, long limbed body that relaxes easily into a... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2016 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Finding Models

  

  Boy18 x 24Self portrait with red scarf14 x 14Painters are always looking for people to model for them - for cheap - and I'm no exception. Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2016 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Small Paintings for Big Learning

  

  Red Flowers10 x 8Tea Roses11 x 14I try to intersperse larger, more ambitious paintings with small work that can fly off the brush in one sitting and teach me... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2016 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• New Workshop White Rock, BC

  

  I'll be teaching a figure workshop in White Rock, BC this spring. Hosted by the Federation of Canadian Artists, this will be a chance to deepen and broaden... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2016 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Work It

  Male Model10 x 8Original (sorry about the poor white balance)The model at this week's figure drop in had a character-filled face that invited portraiture, and... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2016 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Change One Thing: Change Everything

  Pewter and Reds20 x 16Progress in painting, there's no such thing! ...One day I went and changed the yellow on my palette. Well, the result was, I floundered fo... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2015 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Honest Looking and Painting

  Kat14 x 11 -ishWeekly figure painting is becoming a fantastic tool for exploring and learning. It's out of the comfort and control of my studio; the cool,... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2015 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• New Class at the Calgary School of Art

  

  The new year will be full of painting explorations in my Tuesday afternoon class at the Calgary School of Art. We meet from 12:30 - 3:30 every Tuesday from... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2015 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Adjusting a Painting to My Vision

  Rick14 x 11 The model was a no show Thursday night at Calgary Figure Drop in, so one of the artists, Rick, kindly offered to sit for us. What a guy! Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2015 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Figurative Painting is Alive and Well

  

  Lee10 x 8 I've had the privilege of teaching and doing a lot of figure painting from life lately. A couple of weeks ago the Richmond Artist Guild hosted me for ... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2015 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Value Containers and What They Hold

  

  Water10 x 8Four5.75 x 12I'm enjoying working small right now. The studio is full of paintings to go to small works shows at Tutt Art Gallery in Kelowna, BC,... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2015 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• It Ain't Over Till It's Over

  

  Purple Life Vest30 x 30 RevisedPrevious incarnation A painting is only done when the artist says it's done. And even then, the passage of time can turn a... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2015 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Workspace Helps Create the Work

  

  Expand8 x 10The only constant in life is change, and the act of making art is no different. The works that I loved when I made them, seem filled with flaws... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2015 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Inspirations for Artist Appreciation Month

  

  Sara30 x30August is Artist Appreciation Month! I didn't know this until I got an email from Marietta Gregg, daughter of Patience Brewster, the designer of... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2015 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Recipes for Gorgeous Greys

  

  Daisies and Water30 x 30I've been on a technology hiatus this summer, painting, gardening, and relishing the short, intense summer - despite its hail storms... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2015 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Two New Workshops in October!

  

  The Painterly ApproachOct. 3 - 4Painting the Figure from LifeOct. 5 - 9 I'll be teaching for 7 straight days in the Greater Vancouver area this fall.This may... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2015 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Painting White in Full Colour

  

  Chinese Vase10 x 8White is tricky and fascinating colour to paint and I often tackle it in the studio to see just how my painting chops are progressing. Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2015 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION