This month’s featured artist, Christina Baker, is a painter whose work I’ve followed since we were both living in Florida. Christina now resides in Tennessee, while at the moment you can find me in California.. While we are geographically distant, I’ve enjoyed watching her artistic career flourish from afar. It has been such an amazing journey to watch as Christina grow into her own style as her work has blossomed into sophisticated expressions of her own visual language.
Manhattan Memories, acrylic on canvas
Runaway Deer, acrylic on canvas, 40×40
Christina’s work harnesses the power of color and emotion as she translates the feelings of a moment onto canvas. Her palette goes through phases and cycles, just as our psyches do. In many cases, you can truly see the joy she was feeling as warmth and light bounces around the canvases.
Mint Chocolate, acrylic on canvas, 20×20
White Chocolate, acrylic on canvas, 20×20
Often in her work, there is a sense of fluidity and movement, possibly a byproduct of so much time spent near the ocean in Florida. Shapes float among the light like drops of ocean spray or falling leaves. Whatever the moment, wherever the place, it is a happy one.
Love Letters, acrylic on canvas, 40×30
To see more of Christina Baker’s work, please visit her website. You can see her work in person at her representing galleries, Gregg Irby Fine Art in Atlanta and Imagine Gallery of Fine Art in Franklin, Tennessee. Be sure to follow Artsy Forager all month long for more Christina Baker goodies!
All images are via the artist’s website.
PS– this post was published by mistake last Wednesday, my apologies to Christina and anyone who saw it and then went back to find it gone! Blog operator error. 😉
