Consmueller, Christine

Christine, a Swiss-born artist who was raised in Munich/Germany, has always
had a deep passion for music and art from a very young age. After pursuing a
formal education in classical music, interior design, and theology which was
taking her across Germany, Atlanta/GA, Toronto/ON and finally
Halifax/NS/Canada, she ultimately found her way back to her true calling in
the world of art, especially abstract expressionism.
During Covid 2021 Christine was looking for mixed media/abstract art classes
online and participated in Judy’s free mixed media workshop which she
enjoyed so much that she enrolled in her #start course right after. She
followed Judy’s guidelines and felt encouraged to try new materials on
canvas, playing with them without fear and learning about differences,
composition, design and colours. She also discovered and learned that she is
truly enjoying this process with every painting she starts, building a rich
texture on canvas, letting her imagination go wild while playing with many
different materials and the more challenging editing process, enhancing what
she likes and painting over what she does not like.
Christine continues to explore mixed media and abstract expressions in her
artworks and is grateful for the guidelines she learned inJudy’s class.
Her art work is a colorful and vibrant reflection of her deep connection to
creativity. Her pieces can be found on display at the prestigious Teichert
Gallery in Halifax/Nova Scotia, where her talent has been showcased in
exhibitions and events.

ARTIST STATMENT

Making art has always been a very important part of my life. I create abstract art with mixed media and/or acrylics and immerse myself in the creating process without feeling any limitations or fear. Every piece is a new experience and I approach each painting with no plan or end in mind and stay open to respond to every mark I make with another mark and colour patches until many layers have been built. Gradually, there is a call for coherence through structure and form. Those elements slowly emerge from the mark making and many layers I built on the surface. They create the necessary main design and structures which are necessary to support the more free flowing expression. This process continues for some time, bringing together main structures and intuition which are finally connected in harmony and balance I feel good about.

I am inspired by the world around me: by nature, light, shade, colour and lines and how those intersect, including the unknown and imagined within myself. Abstract forms are my principal focus and I feel they give me the most creative space to express myself and make new discoveries.

My goal is to inspire people through my work and to illustrate that the world around us can be viewed and interpreted in a variety of imaginative ways.