by Christine | Oct 2, 2021 | Studio |
When I was little, I loved horror movies. Creature Double Feature on Sundays was my favorite. The opening title showed grizzled, dead hand moved over the show’s logo, and I waited with anticipation to know which classic horror movie was playing that day: Abbott and...
by Christine | Sep 28, 2021 | Studio |
I can’t say I had a bad childhood. It was actually pretty great. The ‘going to school and getting bullied’ part was bad, but even that made me grow up to be the spicy, straightforward person I am today. Mostly, I don’t care what people think. But it didn’t always used...
by Christine | Sep 10, 2021 | Studio |
I never wanted to have any part of working in a restaurant. I am bad at remembering orders and I don’t like when people yell at me (which happens in restaurants sometimes). But when I stood behind the steam table serving pasta, salad, meat, bread and dessert for 6-8...
by Christine | Sep 9, 2021 | Studio |
The Call At Wednesday night service the night after September 11, it was standing room only. The ten-foot distance between the pulpit and the front row was packed with people. Our pastor delivered a timely message, also saying that the numbers of people here tonight...
by Christine | Sep 8, 2021 | Studio |
9-11 That Tuesday – Part 1 of 3 I had just come out of the gym shower at Broward Sheriff’s Office when a coworker told me a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center. Having visited WTC a handful of times, I felt bad for the pilot and whoever else was aboard, and...
by Christine | Sep 6, 2021 | Studio |
I don’t believe anyone is a failure. Sure, we have all failed at something. If you’re breathing air, you’ve failed. That doesn’t define you as a failure. You’ve also got potential. True, there are some people who waste their lives or prefer to do evil, but until...
by Christine | Aug 25, 2021 | Studio |
Eighth grade was particularly difficult for me. In fact, all of junior high was like walking through a tank full of piranhas with a cut foot. But in eighth grade, I had the trifecta of bully-magnet looks: I had braces I got glasses The same week I got the glasses, I...
by Christine | May 30, 2021 | Studio |
I’m a huge fan of traditional everything. Painting on actual canvas or panel. Drawing on paper, not a digital tablet. Reading a paper book, not a digital tablet. Writing paper letters or notes, not emailing. To me, there is a charm and care to all of these things,...
by Christine | May 30, 2021 | Studio |
These are some shots of my latest Four Dogs Tavern, in process. I’m still playing with the last one; the sky isn’t the way I want it, but I’m loving the glow of the candles in the windows! Four Dogs Tavern. Oil on newspaper-covered canvas.Christine...
by Christine | May 26, 2021 | Studio |
When I was little, my dad used to let me sit in his shop and build things. It was more like nailing little wood scraps together, but I think that’s where I got my love and ability for creating things. I have gotten more into woodwork and refinishing small pieces of...
