Christine Dixon is a realist painter living in Loudoun County who specializes in still life and portraiture. Though she has been creating art for many years, in 2016 she was able to forgo her former professions as designer and then teacher to pursue fine art full time.
Ms. Dixon holds a degree in graphic design from the University of Maryland, through her skills as a classical painter are largely self-taught. She initially focused on the creation of works in watercolors, selling pieces through word-of-mouth while working to help support her family. A transition to oil painting came years later, when she was able to occasionally enroll in local painting classes at the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, Virginia. She has received a number of regional awards and her works have been collected in the US, Europe and the UK.
A fondness for still life developed gradually over time when she found that she could greatly increase her skill level through the execution of small still life paintings. What she learns from these exercises carries over into larger paintings and in her portrait and figurative work as well.
“Painting is a both a visual and spiritual display of life, where the creative activity of people complements the natural world. Inspired by classical art, I carefully arrange the organic with the man-made and the goal is to convey glorious uniqueness in any person or thing I see around me. I hope to provide a tranquil scene that resonates with people. Simple compositions of color and texture minimize distraction from the subliminal. Light is a tool to support that end by inviting us to savor what it highlights.
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