by Ona Christie | Nov 3, 2015 | Animal spirits, Inspirational, Spiritual, Totems, Works in Progress
The weekend before last I was in Milwaukee for a holistic fair. While there I had the pleasure to meet Dennis (Rocky) King, a medicine healer from the Bear Clan of the Oneida nation. I’ve had a lot of bears come into my life lately – in dreams, in my art,...
by Ona Christie | Nov 13, 2012 | Digital image, Sustainability, Works in Progress
I’ve had the idea for this one kicking around for a while. Actually it dates back to a piece I did way back when, just out of college, with a woman’s silhouetted profile and leaves blowing in the wind. Now she’s back. The picture here is the initial...
by Ona Christie | Sep 9, 2011 | Angels, Animal art, Animal spirits, Art studio, Bird art, Digital image, Illustration, Photoshop, Works in Progress
I’ve had several dreams of falcons and sightings of real ones during the past year. And for some reason angels have been coming into my work and consciousness. My kids were kind enough to pose for a photo shoot a few weeks back. Mostly I was after their hands...
by Ona Christie | May 8, 2010 | Animal art, Art studio, Horse art, Paintings, Watercolor, Works in Progress
I have two diametrically opposite ways of approaching a painting. One is to make preliminary sketches and plan it out. The other is to splash a bunch of paint down and then see what comes of it. This piece belongs to the latter category. It was a piece of paper...
by Ona Christie | Aug 17, 2009 | Art studio, Paintings, Still life, Watercolor, Works in Progress
The cherries are starting to look less appetizing in real life, but I’ve pretty much got them down. Now for the background – the fun part! I started out putting in the line of the table but didn’t like it, so opted for a real dark ground, very wet...
by Ona Christie | Aug 16, 2009 | Art studio, Child portraits, Painting Tips, Paintings, Pet portraits, Portraits, Watercolor, Works in Progress
Just started this double portrait of my daughter Clara and one of our dogs, Pavlov. ( I always seem to start stuff in batches. Maybe because it’s easier than finishing!) There was this square Frederix watercolor canvas kicking around the studio and thought...
