About

Christina delights in being a professional fine artist, and also feels fortunate to have the best job in the world, teaching art for nearly 25 years. Her work is rooted in the natural environment, using mainly soft pastels, as well as watercolor to quietly honor the beauty she observes. For her, nature is a sacred space that inspires awe, reflection and stillness

Her earliest joyful painting memory was at the easel in preschool. Growing up surrounded by museums, galleries, and public art, it is how her interest in art grew strong. In college, she decided to make it a lifelong endeavor, first by obtaining a Bachelors of Fine Art degree and then a Masters of Fine Art with an emphasis in children’s book illustrations. She is a juried Signature Member of both the National Association of Women Artists (NAWA) and the Pastel Society of the West Coast (PSWC), an Associate Member of the Pastel Society of America (PSA), through which she also holds membership in the International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS), and an Associate Artist of the California Art Club. Over the years, her art has garnered several awards, been shown in galleries, museums, online exhibits, in print, found in shops, and collected through commissions and individual sales. Residing in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and daughter, she enjoys hiking with her family when not making art.