Christine Higham

Canola Fields

A palette knife was used in this painting, rather than a brush, to allow each golden canola plant to meld together into one massive body. The canola field stretches back to the horizon where a lone farm can barely be seen. This painting represents hidden hours of digging and planting, of enduring through sunshine and storm, of stretching and growing, culminating in a beautiful quiet golden exterior, the harvest of age.

words of the artist

After drawing with pencil and pen and ink for many years I delved into painting with oils. I discovered a world of color that lifted my creativity to a whole new level. Later, out of necessity for quicker drying times, I branched into acrylics. Through over sixty years of experiences, both joyful and painful, I have learned to see and paint with an artistic, passionate eye that treasures beauty and decisive moments in time. Now, I use my paintings to capture those moments of peace, of excitement, and of memory onto canvas so they will never be forgotten.

biography

Christine is a Director on the Board and a member of the Art Selection Committee for the Vault Cultural Collective in Strathmore. She is attending the University of Calgary for a Visual Arts Degree. She has been involved in exhibitions as a curator, co-curator, and a participant. Her art is in private collections in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, the United States, New Zealand and Japan. Her main desire is to uplift and inspire through her art. Her attention to detail, and the dynamics of her painting style preserve the beauty of her subjects on canvas.