ABOUT CHRISTINE

I grew up drawing and painting in Redlands, Ca. I wanted to be an animator or comic book illustrator until I tried painting with acrylics during high school.

At the age of 19 I painted my first large scale mural at the Frugal Frigate Childrens Bookstore in downtown Redlands. The owner, then Katherine Thomerson, asked me to paint a mural on her storefront. I tried it and loved it. I painted vines climbing up the building and life-sized people reading books. People passing by asked me if I would paint art on their buildings, and my mural career grew from there.

Since then, my mural clientele has included the Cities of Redlands and Riverside, Loma Linda University, the San Bernardino Police Department, and many other businesses, homes and schools throughout the inland area.

While painting murals part-time I attended painting classes at community college and transferred to Otis College of Art + Design in Los Angeles.

In 2007 I earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Otis. During classes and internships I worked with notable artists including Kent Twitchell, Peter Zokosky, and Suzanne Lacy. I assisted muralist Twitchell in the restoration of two of his large freeway murals. I also worked with an art conservator to help restore an Alfredo Ramos Martinez fresco mural which is now in the Coronado Library near San Diego. These experiences made an impact on the quality of my murals and oil paintings.

 

MURAL INFORMATION

I hand-paint all of my murals with high quality, non-toxic acrylic polymer paints and mediums. I include a protective clear coating or an anti-graffiti coating for exterior murals.

 

RESUME

EDUCATION
2007, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Otis College of Art + Design, Los Angeles

ARTS RELATED EMPLOYMENT
1999-2012 Independent artist and muralist
2004-2005 Mural conservationist and assistant to Kent Twitchell, Nathan Zakheim & Associates, L.A.

MURAL CLIENTELE

  • The Armand Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
  • Loma Linda University Medical Center
  • Riverside Public Library
  • City of Redlands
  • San Bernardino Police Department
  • Childhelp, USA
  • Redlands, Riverside, Corona-Norco and Fontana School Districts
  • First Congregational Church of Redlands
  • Barry O'Connor and Associates, Riverside
  • Renee L. Theurer, Riverside Stamp & Coin Center
  • Valley Preparatory School, Redlands
  • Martha Green's Eating Room, Redlands
  • Eddy P's Emporium, Rialto
  • Cafe Royale, Redlands
  • R&B Auto Center, Fontana
  • Frugal Frigate Childrens Books, Redlands
  • Gourmet Pizza Shoppe, Redlands
  • Joe Greensleeve's Restaurant, Redlands
  • Elkhorn City Area Heritage Council, Kentucky
  • Crate-Tivity, Redlands
  • Portofino Cafe, Redlands
  • Lauren Littauer Briggs
  • Innovative Horizons Charter School, Perris
  • Plymouth Village, Redlands
  • MacroAir Technologies, San Bernardino

 

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

  • Tiffany Brooks, Riverside
  • Dustin & Joy Daniel, San Bernardino
  • Jason Gallo, Temecula
  • Evelyn George, Rancho Cucamonga
  • Nathan Gonzalez, Redlands
  • Fred Guzman, Los Angeles
  • Paul Hamilton, Riverside
  • Mike & Shonnie Kereluk, Plano, TX
  • Greg & Odessa Johnson, Redlands
  • Lucas Reiner, Los Angeles
  • Sue Reynolds, Redlands
  • Jared & Erin Rivera, Rancho Cucamonga
  • Riverside Art Museum
  • Kathi Scarpace, Redlands
  • Minerva Torres, Holtville
  • Valley Preparatory School, Redlands
  • Jewell Warner, San Francisco
  • Whitewater Canyon Preserve
  • Robert & William Zeltonoga, Los Angeles

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

  • 2012 "Welcome to Redlands", Margaret Clark Gallery
  • 2012 "Faces & Places", Redlands Art Association
  • 2011 Zombie Art, Augie's Coffee House, Redlands
  • 2011 PAAR Paint Out, Riverside Arts Project
  • 2010 Wreckard Show, Hyaena Gallery, Burbank
  • 2010 PAAR Paint Out, Riverside Arts Project
  • 2009 Plein Air, Whitewater Canyon Preserve
  • 2009 Missing the Muse, Hyaena Gallery, Burbank
  • 2009 Off the Wall, Riverside Art Museum
  • 2009 Artscape, Riverside County Administration Center
  • 2008 Bukowski's LA, Hyaena Gallery, Burbank
  • 2008 Plein Air, Sam Maloof Foundation, Rancho Cucamonga
  • 2007 U of R in Plein Air, University of Redlands
  • 2007 First Year Anniversary, JFerrari Gallery, Los Angeles
  • 2006 Figure it Out, JFerrari Gallery, Los Angeles
  • 2004 All in the Name Of... / Home Decor, Arts on 5th, Arts Council for San Bernardino County

 

MEMBERSHIP

  • Buddy Holly Center, Lubbock, TX
  • San Bernardino County Museum
  • Redlands Art Association