Artist Statement  

I fell in love with color when I was five years old.  I could sit for hours, dabbling with my paints, marveling that yellow slapped over blue produced green.  Purple, the color of lilacs, was my favorite color.  

Somewhere over the years, my fascination with colors got lost under my increasing list of responsibilities.  By the time I realized that I had neglected my creative side, I feared it was dead.  I was wrong.  

In recent years I have reconnected again with my heart's desire - painting.  Like Monet and O'Keefe, I discovered that it is never too late to pursue one's artistic passion. 

My "Evolution of an Artist" collection includes watercolors that capture the essence of a particular locale or subject of nature.  Favorite places I have visited have a lasting impact on my life and work.  After a recent trip to Italy, people claimed that my "Treasures from Tuscany" paintings literally transported them to the old cities lined with shutters and cobbled streets where they could actually feel the warm Tuscan sun.  My "Irish Impressions" collection shares with the viewer the green fertile valleys and the undulating hills of the Emerald Isle.

Color speaks to my eyes as music speak to my ears.  Both resonate with my heart and soul.  I change elements of nature into soft abstractions while listening to music.  In my Sultry Sounds of Color series I wish to express the synergy and sensual fluidity of both “languages”.

I  explore new mediums and techniques.  I find my artistic voice by studying others. My abstracts have been compared to Georgia O'Keeffe and I have begun to create oil pastels influenced by the work of Wolf Kahn.

See and share my artistic journey.  Let it inspire you to tap into your own creativity.  It's never too late to rekindle your creative spark and lead a more passionate life. 

Christine Milostan

updated 03/08/2010