(Chatham)
Christy DeKoning grew up in Sydney, Australia. With formal training in singing and classical ballet, Christy worked as a vocalist on the Vancouver music scene in the early 90’s and then as a makeup artist for several years before finally concentrating her career in fine art. In the past several years, Christy has completed over 50 commissioned watercolour portraits for clients worldwide. Her work will be featured in the upcoming Spring 2008 edition of ACEO Magazine.
For more information on Christy, visit her website at www.christydekoning.com.
DIVERSITY
Christy DeKoning (Chatham)
Transparent watercolour on Arches watercolour paper
15 x 11 inches
When I brought home a bag of corn one day from Sarah's Market, I had every intention of painting it. I sat outside in the sun and rearranged corn in a basket until I was satisfied with the composition. The way the sun sparkled and danced on the tassles was so captivating that I couldn't wait to get started! What first appeared to be just a basket of corn, upon closer inspection, became a diverse and vibrant cocktail of colour, light and shadow. Diversity began as a plein air painting, but I moved inside to finish the details, using a photograph I took to focus right in on the tassles and really see the different shapes. I began painting inside the tassles and worked outwards from there in all directions, changing brush sizes as I went along. This piece was created specifically for this show, because after all living in Chatham-Kent means enjoying family, commerce, agriculture and diversity. $325
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