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“Leap and the Sleeping Princess”

by Christina Ridgeway | October 16, 2022 | Finished Work, Oil Painting | 0 Comments

I am so happy to finally be able to share with you my recent painting "Leap and the Sleeping Princess". I don't remember exactly what I was looking for when I took up the book of John Bauer paintings, full of the stories he created his images for...but I landed on...

“A Remarkable Journey” – Commission Painting

by Christina Ridgeway | October 16, 2022 | Commission, Finished Work, Oil Painting | 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Now I get to share the final images of "A Remarkable Journey" - the first commission I have taken on in many many years. It was an honor to be able to paint my client's son as she wanted, surrounded by his animal guardians.The painting is full of personal...

“Ulvdottern” – The Symbolic Show

by Christina Ridgeway | September 7, 2022 | Finished Work, Oil Painting | 0 Comments

I am late updating my website! My apöolgies - one week ago on September 1st the Symbolic show opened! It is being held via The Inverarity Gallery and celebrates 10 years of the Bad Apple Collective. I was an original member 10 years ago and was invited to take part!...

“Daydream” – Oil Painting for Wow x Wow Gallery

by Christina Ridgeway | August 5, 2022 | Finished Work, Oil Painting | 0 Comments

Hello friends - I hope you all have had an amazing summer and have enjoyed some good weather and time off! I am happy to be able to share with you my latest painting "Daydream" which I made for Wow x Wow gallery's "Imaginators-a-Go-Go" show opening today, August 5th...

“Hope”

by Christina Ridgeway | June 14, 2022 | Finished Work, Oil Painting | 0 Comments

Hello friends - my latest painting is done and not a moment too soon. As I gear up for an art heavy summer, I am glad I got to finish this last piece before deadlines start rolling in! It has changed a lot from the original concept I had in mind but I like how it...

“When I Sleep I Dream Of You”

by Christina Ridgeway | June 3, 2022 | Finished Work, Oil Painting | 0 Comments

I had the great privledge of being a part of the recent Bad Apple Artist Collective auction end of May 2022. I was actually one of the original members who found the collective way back in 2012 and thus was invited back for the special 10 year anniversary auction -...

“Storm in a Teacup” – Oil Painting Complete

by Christina Ridgeway | April 4, 2022 | Finished Work, Oil Painting | 0 Comments

Here we are at last! Phew, what a journey. Happy to share with you all my latest painting "Storm in a Teacup" which I thought up on cold winter day while revisiting old music from my teenage years.I had never used the expression storm in a teacup before but it is...

“Harbinger” – Oil Painting Complete

by Christina Ridgeway | February 18, 2022 | Finished Work, Oil Painting | 0 Comments

New year, new painting! That's what I wrote on instagram when I began this piece...now a million hours later we have come to its conclusion I like this painting, it has all the hope and sentiment of the new year while also having a darker undertone running throughout....

“Wonderland” – Oil painting complete

by Christina Ridgeway | January 13, 2022 | Finished Work, Oil Painting | 0 Comments

It's been awhile since I made a proper blog post! This painting seemed to need it though. I took the reference photos for this painting on a whim end of October. It was cold, frosty and this patch of moss was sitting on top of a boulder bathed in light. I loved the...

“Hunger” – Oil Painting Complete

by Christina Ridgeway | December 12, 2021 | Finished Work, Oil Painting | 0 Comments

I am very late adding blog posts about my most recent paintings. But I figured better late than never! This was the last oil painting I had completed before my maternity leave ended. From the end of the summer when I painted "My Heart is a Myth" about vulnerability...