“I strive to stir emotion.  My desire is for the beholder to experience the serenity of a landscape, the splendor of a bird, the richness of a flower”.

Christine developed a love of art and nature while growing up in rural Michigan.  At an early age, her naturalist father taught her to observe nesting birds and to identify their individual warbling.  The names of trees, wildflowers and plants became familiar to her.  Christine was inspired by her mother, a life long artist, to study art and design.

Upon moving to Florida in 2000, Christine’s art began to focus on the tropical plant life, birds and scenes in her new environment.  With the ability to blend colors and create luminosity watercolor became her media of choice to showcase Florida’s natural beauty.

Christine is a member of the American Watercolor Society, Florida Watercolor Society, Transparent Watercolor Society, Watercolor West and a Signature Member of the National Watercolor Society.  Her artwork has appeared on the covers of Watercolor Magic, sunshine Artist Magazine, Florida Women’s Digest and Natural Awakenings.  She has been featured in The Artist’s Magazine, Wildlife Art Magazine, Bonita Living and N Magazine.  She won First Place and Honorable Mention in Watercolor Magic’s 2007 Annual Competition and will be published in a hardcover book, “Splash 10” in spring 2008.  Her work hangs in private and corporate collections around the world.