I am Christine Emond and I work mostly with mixed media, including acrylic, stained glass, and various found objects. Being an introvert, my key themes seem to be typically inner qualities that I am working on. Expressing them metaphorically to better understand things like setting personal boundaries or learning how to let go, maybe letting go of a person, of a shared life, of a dream as we age and moving forward forever changed from the experience. I also love to travel and paint the various landscapes of my travels, sometimes including the stories of the places I have been or of some of the people there. My figurative work is done mostly in pastel.

I studied drawing and painting and received my bachelor’s degree from California State University, Northridge. Bruce Everett, landscape artist, and Samantha Fields , abstract artist, were two of my professors that had the most impact on my work. I also studied several historical artists who have been influential in my work like: Van Gogh and Turner, Marc Chagall, Salvador Dali, Degas, Frida Kahlo, Egon Schiele and the work of architect Frank Loyd Wright

I am originally from the midwest, Augusta Kansas but have had my artwork in local shows across the US. I have shown in Shreveport, La, where I received the Best in original artwork; Wichita Ks at City Arts, a local artist show, at Mark Arts, a staff and student show; at Friends University, an art teacher show and at The Vegabond Café, my personal show to name a few. I taught art for 15 years in the Wichita Public Schools. I have recently moved to Oklahoma City, OK to get involved in their art scene. I joined the Oklahoma arts council where I hope to continue developing my art career and meet other artists in the community. I currently work as a financial counselor as well.