Christina Coyle, pastel, oil artist
303-670-6838
ccoyle@northstarsolutions.com
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Chris with Nubby and Scout |
Chris works in a variety of genre from
still life, to animals to landscape. Working in the studio from still life
set-ups, painting outdoors and from her own photographs, she
strives to capture her own unique vision in oil or pastel.
In
2007, Chris and her husband built a 24 x 28 detached garage with a fabulous art
studio above. The new art studio provides new opportunities to work on multiple
projects in different mediums. Having the luxury of space has allowed Chris to
work in larger sizes. "The new art studio has become my other home! I find
myself getting lost in my art and losing all sense of time. It's so exciting to
be able to work on an oil and then turn right around and work on a pastel. All
of my pastels, oils, brushes and easels are right there all of the time. It's
the most exciting thing that has ever happened to me!"
Chris has a Bachelor of Arts / Fine Arts degree from the
University of South Florida but like many aspiring artists, found it necessary
to get a "real job". She went back to school to study computer technology and
spent many years working in New York City as a software developer and systems
analyst. One day she decided it was time to give up the corporate world
and again went back to school; this time to study photography at the Rocky
Mountain School of Photography in Missoula, Montana.
After moving to Colorado, she focused on fine art photography
exclusively, especially black and white, infrared and hand tinted works. Her
photographs were sold at several local Evergreen galleries including Hiwan Gallery,
Evergreen Gallery and Shadow Mountain Gallery.
She continues to use her photography skills in both her work as
a home-based web designer and as reference material for her paintings. She feels that the years spent working as a
photographer and in the darkroom have proven to be invaluable tools to
understanding light, color and value.
Chris currently studies at the Art
Students League of Denver as well as the Center For the Arts - Evergreen. She
has taken classes with many Colorado artists/teachers and works daily in her
studio. She is a member of the The Art Students League of Denver,
Center for the Arts - Evergreen and the Evergreen
Artists Association.
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