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Christine Wasankari has an
extensive art background and majored in both Illustration and Advertising
Graphic Design at the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design in Denver,
Colorado
She has exhibited in
Washington, Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming and her original paintings and
prints are in private and corporate collections in many parts of the US and
Europe. She specializes in landscapes, still life, floral and abstract
expressionism while utilizing a wide range of media. She is currently living
in Washington State near the beautiful and inspiring Olympic National Park
"While I have a formal art
education, I find myself breaking rules more and more often and certainly
trying to "un-teach" a lot of the formal part of the education. I just do
what I love best, indeed, have to do...Create.
I am constantly inspired by life and my surroundings. I
find that abstract expressionism and experimentation suits me best though I
enjoy working representational as well. It depends on the moment and how I
feel I might need to communicate an idea I'm trying to get across. I use a
wide range of media including Pen and Ink, Acrylics, Watercolors, Colored
Pencils, Pastels, Collage, Sand, Found Objects, Homemade Papers...almost
anything I can get my hands on. I absolutely love playing with textures!
I live right at the door of Olympic National Park in
Washington State. The beaches, the mountains, the rainforests... perfect
place for isolation to create beautiful art. Thank goodness for the Internet
or I just might starve! ;-)
The name of my studio is after my daughter, Heather Sky."
Christine Wasankari
Why I live here
(of all places)
Juried
Member of EBSQ Plus
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