ABOUT CHRISTAHello. My name is Christina Gates. I'm an artist and designer with a passion for creating colorfield paintings that brighten modern life. I studied studio art and art history in college before teaching in the classroom for six years. I've been painting for as long as I can remember and I recall signing my first works with a stamp baring my childhood-nickname, Christa. This memory inspired "Created by Christa," which is a venture to share my artistic projects and offer custom creations.
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ABOUT THE ART
My colorfield paintings resemble abstracted landscapes and seascapes, inspired by bodies of water, shore features, and brilliant sunsets. These works don't document a specific location but they are a quiet place to rest our eyes and souls. Often my art conveys a feeling of stillness, like a moment paused in time. In this quiet moment, we can become pensive, perhaps exploring in our minds the awesome power and beauty of nature, returning us to a world we may have forgotten in this fast-paced, digital age.
I work with both oil and acrylic paint. I build up my paintings with color until they become very tactile. I know a work is finished when its layers express the richness of nature and make me want to dive into the painting and swim around. I hope you too feel pulled into my paintings and find yourself absorbed in a vivid field of color.
I work with both oil and acrylic paint. I build up my paintings with color until they become very tactile. I know a work is finished when its layers express the richness of nature and make me want to dive into the painting and swim around. I hope you too feel pulled into my paintings and find yourself absorbed in a vivid field of color.
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