christine
cafarella-pearce

Stephens Rd pen and Wash 20x29 cm wide.jpg — …art grew from a desire to record what she saw with both her eyes and heart

ABOUT CHRISTINE:

Christine’s art grew from a desire to record what she saw with both her eyes and heart. With a great sense of her place in the world, she paints in response to her connection with her environment. Christine says she is simply a storyteller, recounting mood, light, and atmosphere in a single dimension. She works from a home studio overlooking Mt Riddell. Her garden flows seamlessly into her workspace, providing a much needed, peaceful anchor for her creativity.

The art and philosophies of The French Impressionists, The Heidelberg School and Tonal Realists have been a great influence. Christine shares their love for painting directly from life. Painting trips help her remain motivated and keep her paintings fresh and authentic. Inside her studio she paints as if painting outdoors, working quickly before the light changes. She uses tonal perspective, composition, observation and colour to lead her viewer through her work via subtle signposts.

During her career, Christine became recognised among her peers as an artist of merit winning many awards including Best Painting in St Kevin’s Art Show 2009 and the 2010 Annual Australian Guild of Realist Artists Gold Medal at the Australian Art Excellence Awards. In 2008 she was given the honorary title of Fellow of the Australian Guild of Realist Artists.

Christine has been a regular participant of Yarra Valley Open Studios.

Medium: painter
Tags: painting, oil, watercolour, acrylic