Christine O'Brien

"The subjects I paint are referenced from my experiences by closely observing my surroundings and capturing the beauty, gestures, texture of the familiar as a new reality. I work in layers of oil paint from thin to thick creating color depth and realistic compositions which become both a dimensional visual presence and a contemplative voice."

The first time I fell in love with drawing, was during family trips. My mother bought me a sketchbook and pencils, so I rendered vacation scenes of quaint lodges and landscapes. I continued to paint and draw, including portraits of my friends and received a scholarship to a liberal arts college. After completing the classical arts program, which included advanced drawing and painting the figure from life, I was awarded an independent study during my senior year in advanced techniques with the head of the art department. For my final project, I made a five-foot square mixed media portrait that was published in the curriculum catalog and hung at the reception area in the Fine Arts building. After graduating, I worked in Chicago as an illustrator and graphic designer. In a twist of fate, my career took a curve, and for many years I enjoyed a successful path in corporate marketing and sales man...

- Stephens College, Bachelor of Arts
- Chicago Academy of Art, Advanced Illustration
- UCLA: Advanced Acrylic and Oil Painting

2019 Feathers and Fur, Duet Exhibition, MRG Fine Art, Sherman Oaks, California
2019 Let Me Eat Cake, Too, Blue Roof Studios, Los Angeles, California
2019 RED Exhibition, Site: Brooklyn Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
2019 Summer Show, Agoura Hills Event Center, Agoura Hills, California
2019 MAY, The Galleria, Hillcrest Center for the Arts, Thousand Oaks, California
Awarded Best of Show2019 BAA 33rd Annual Competition, Museum of Ventura
County
2019 Farm to Table, Community Memorial Hospital, Ventura, California
2018 bG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2018 Hearts of Jade, Moorpark, CA
2017 bG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2017 Date to Create, Westlake Village, CA
2016 Randy Higbee Gallery, Costa Mesa, CA
2015 Perceived Precisely, Colony Gallery, Burbank, CA
2014 Artist's Alley, Calabasas, CA
2007 Canoga Art Center, Canoga Park, CA
2006 Jack Sutton Gallery, New Orleans, LA