by Christina Ridgeway | Nov 27, 2023 | 10 x 10 Collection, Finished Work, Oil Painting
I can officially now say that my 10 x 10 collection for Galleri Melefors is complete. What a journey! It all started over a year ago, as I began doing the initial sketches. Then proceeded to journey into the woods with Leya Rasmussen and Jack Grimfrost for our first...
by Christina Ridgeway | Nov 27, 2023 | 10 x 10 Collection, Finished Work, Oil Painting
Hey friends – here we are with the final piece in this collection! I had had many ideas for this piece… it is on the smaller size and it could’ve been another still life, the wolf man by the cliffs of Vilske Kleva, him together with the heroine on...
by Christina Ridgeway | Oct 29, 2023 | 10 x 10 Collection, Finished Work, Oil Painting
Well ladies and gentlemen, we are reaching the end of this collection. Here is piece #9 out of 10 and what a journey it has been so far! This painting was one of the original concepts and though it has been altered and changed a little along the way, it holds true to...
by Christina Ridgeway | Jun 30, 2023 | 10 x 10 Collection, Finished Work, Oil Painting
Wow, painting number 8 out of 10! This is an exciting moment. We are nearing the finish line – and this piece has been circling my head for near on a year now. I didn’t actually take the reference photos for this piece in conjunction with the other...
by Christina Ridgeway | May 29, 2023 | 10 x 10 Collection, Finished Work, Oil Painting
Here we are with the 6th (!!) painting in the 10×10 collection! This time I went full John Bauer, not just inspired by his work but a recreation of his piece “The Blue Bird”. In the original painting there was a very pale flowy little girl holding the...
by Christina Ridgeway | May 9, 2023 | 10 x 10 Collection, Finished Work, Oil Painting
Here we are at last, with the final painting in the collection so far. I will be making a total of 10 paintings, but will be working the rest of the summer on the final 4 before release. In this painting we travel back again to the forest, to a hidden waterall buried...