“When I Believed in Magic (all I could see was you) – Galleri Melefors

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...

“The Blue Bird” – Galleri Melefors

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...

“Forgotten Lands” – Galleri Melefors

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...

“The Lovers” – Galleri Melefors

by Christina Ridgeway | May 7, 2023 | 10 x 10 Collection, Finished Work, Oil Painting

The next painting in this series takes us back to the wolf and the girl from “Sweet Nothings”, now laying in a snowy – soon to be spring – field. It’s one of the darker paintings in the series, in my opinion, because it touches on...

“Surrender” – Galleri Melefors

by Christina Ridgeway | May 4, 2023 | 10 x 10 Collection, Finished Work, Oil Painting

Here is the largest painting in the collection so far! It is a piece called Surrender and is mainly about the ability to let go and go with the flow. I will be making 2 large pieces like this for Galleri Melefors – but the next will have it’s debut in the...

“From Within” – Galleri Melefors

by Christina Ridgeway | May 2, 2023 | 10 x 10 Collection, Finished Work, Oil Painting

Here is the third painting I created in the 10 x 10 collection for Galleri Melefors! This painting was an ode to John Bauer in my own special way. He created many lovely pieces of riders on horseback, either in the woods or the fields of Sweden. I wanted to create...