About the Artist

Christie loves to capture moments in watercolor.  Whether an old barn, a beloved family pet, fishermen on a pier or children on the beach, she believes there is a personal story to be told through color, motion and character.

When she paints, she loves a big, water-filled brush and works to create an abstract, fresh feel in her work.  The simple look of an eye, a wag of a tail or even just a full, color-filled brush stroke can showcase the narrative of a piece and hopefully entice the viewer to return for another look.   And if one looks very closely, they will also find a surprise bit of whimsy in each of her paintings.  As part of her signature, she hides a paintbrush in every piece!

Christie has painted throughout Virginia and the Outer Banks and has buyers from Boston to South Carolina.  She is also instructs part-time at the Midlothian Art Academy

Awards and Competitions

*   In September 2019, awarded BEST IN SHOW in the Central Virginia Watercolor Guild's 28th annual juried
    watercolor competition at the McGuffey Art Center in Charlottesville, Virginia.
*   Three pieces accepted into the 2019 Arts in the Garden juried competition held at Lewis Ginter Botanical
     Gardens in Richmond, Virginia.
*   Accepted into the 2019 Art in Motion juried competition held at Crossroads Art Center in Richmond, Virginia.
*   Three pieces accepted into the 2019 Art at the Mill juried multi media show held at the Clark County Historical
​    Society in Millwood, Virginia.

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Associations

*   2019 Signature Artist, Baltimore Watercolor Society
*   2019 Associate Member, Virginia Watercolor Society