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.

Chris has a Bachelor of Arts / Fine Arts degree from the University of South Florida. Like many aspiring artists, she found it necessary to get a "real job" and several years after finishing college went back to school to study computer technology. She 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, Chris focused on fine art photography exclusively, especially black and white, infrared and hand tinted works and Polaroid transfers. Her photographs were sold at several local Evergreen galleries including Hiwan Gallery, Evergreen Gallery and Shadow Mountain Gallery.

Experiments in alternative photographic methods eventually led her to pursue more painterly techniques and it was only a matter of time before she started experimenting with acrylics on various surfaces. In 2005, she started taking classes in pastel and later oil at Foothills Art Center and the Art Students League of Denver.

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.

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 painting 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. Having a studio is really a dream come true."

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,  Evergreen Artists Association and is a founding member of Artists With Altitude.

Shows & Events

2008

	"A Burst of Color", Rotary Gallery, Artists With Altitude Group Show, March 8th to April 6th
	100 for $100, Center for the Arts Evergreen, April 18, 2008
	Evergreen Artists Association Gallery, Center for the Arts Evergreen, April - May 2008
	Summer Art Market, Art Students League of Denver, June 14th & 15th
	Evergreen National Bank Lobby, Ongoing show (juried, new show quarterly)
	Open Door Studios, Artists of Evergreen, September 20th and 21st

2007

	"Wild Things", Rotary Gallery, Artists With Altitude Group Show, March
	Mini March Madness, Arts Students League of Denver, March
	100 for $100, Center for the Arts Evergreen, April
	Bow Wow Benefit, Saks Gallery, Denver, May
	Summer Art Market, Art Students League of Denver, June 9th & 10th
	Exploration: A 21st Century Exhibition, Center for the Arts, Evergreen, June
	Paint, Sculpt, Shoot, Evergreen, Center for the Arts Evergreen, September, First Place Award
	Evergreen Artists Association, Fall Juried Show
	Open Door Studios, Artists of Evergreen, September 20th and 21st
	Molly Brown Summer House, Artists With Altitude Miniature Show, November 3rd & 4th
	Evergreen National Bank Lobby, Ongoing show (juried, new show quarterly)
	Center For the Arts, Evergreen, Christmas Gallery

2006

	Showstoppers, Foothills Art Center, Jan - March
	A Close Look at Colorado, Lakewood Arts Council Juried Show, South Union Gallery, Jan - Feb
	100 for $100, Center for the Arts Evergreen
	Mt. Vernon Country Club Group Show
	Summer Art Market, Art Students League of Denver
	Paint, Sculpt, Shoot, Evergreen, Center for the Arts Evergreen, September

Professional Organizations:

	Artists With Altitude
	Evergreen Artists Association
	Art Student League of Denver
	Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce

Publications:

	Canyon Courier, Visual Arts, Gallery Events, March 2008
	Canyon Courier, Visual Arts, Gallery Events, September 2007
	Canyon Courier, Community Arts, March 2007