Ingrid Christensen

LATEST ARTICLES ( 207 )

• A Personal Challenge Painting

  

  Yellow Candy Dish18 x 28This painting was a step out of my comfort zone and, in many ways, a painting to learn fromI've been noticing that I don't feel... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dealing with Shadows

  

  Infinity12 x 16I start all of my paintings by roughing in the darks and trying to connect as many of them as I can. The colour I use for this step is unrelated... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Return to Still Life

  

  Peach Bowl24 x 20With the onset of winter, I've been thinking less of beach scenes and have been setting up still life scenes in the studio again. Sergei Bongar... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Portrait Demo Friday November 15

  

  I hope you'll join me for a 3 hour, start-to-finish portrait demo at the Calgary School of Art on Friday, November 15 from 6 - 9pm. There will be wine, cheese... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Commission #4

  

  14 s 18The last one! I'm sorry to see the end of this process. I had a great time figuring out each of the children's paintings from the personality description... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Commissioned Painting #4

  

  Commissioned painting14 x 18John Singer Sargent said that "A portrait is a painting with something wrong with the mouth" and this commission proved him right.... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Analysing a Simple Painting with Photoshop

  

  Back view of J14 x 11A couple of weeks ago I hired a model without another painter in the studio to share the cost - my usual practise. Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Commission Number 2

  

  Commissioned painting14 x 18This was a challenge. It's the second of the 4 commissioned paintings that I'm working on, all from the client's photos. Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Change Your Palette and Change Your Paintings

  

  Art School Student18 x 14"Colour is my day-long obsession, joy and torment." Monet.I've never met an artist who is content with the state of his or her work. Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Commissions

  

  commissioned painting18 x 14This is the first of 4 commissioned paintings that I'm doing for the same client. She has 4 grandchildren that she wants to see... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Portrait Workshop November 15 and 16

  

  I'm looking forward to teaching another portraiture demo and workshop at the Calgary School of Art on November 15 and 16. Mine will be one of the first Friday... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Accepted: Scottsdale Salon of Fine Arts

  

  Scottsdale, Arizona is full of wonderful galleries, but Legacy Gallery is one of my favourites. So I'm thrilled to have been accepted into the 3rd Annual... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ignat Ignatov: Putting Art to Work

  

  ErikArtist: Ignat IgnatovLast winter I was fortunate enough to attend Ignat Ignatov's portraiture workshop in Scottsdale, Arizona, and to get to know him as a... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Oil Painting from the Ground Up Workshop, and Regular Class Begins

  

  Rice Bowl and Little Onions10 x 8I'm jumping into the new teaching season at the Calgary School of Art this month with a workshop and my regular Tuesday class.... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Many Nameless Colours

  

  Downward18 x 14This portrait came out of a recent 3 hour session with a model in my studio. Jenny has gorgeous, English rose skin: creamy, and lightly peach... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Painters Are a Community

  

  Artists work alone every day, connected by phone or email to society, but mostly, they're disconnected. That's why it's both incredibly gratifying and super... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Mexican Art Retreat February 25 - March 4

  

  Casa Buena Art RetreatNayarit, MexicoThis is the retreat where I'll be teaching a week-long painting workshop from February 25 - March 4. Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Donations for Alberta Flood Relief

  

  Wild Rose 14 x 4"Wild Rose 24 x 4"These 2 little paintings are my donations to the Alberta Flood Rose Project, a fundraising project which has the... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Scene as It Is, Not as You Think It is

  

  Hidden Creek10 x 8I took my trusty pochade box to Kelowna BC recently when I was there to teach a workshop for the Okanagan chapter of the Federation of Canadia... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Arabella Magazine Feature

  

  I can't wait for this issue of Arabella magazine to hit the stores this week. My work is profiled in their "Artists to Collect" section with lots of great image... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION