Christine Velde is a watercolour artist whose art aims to emerge another into a different culture and ways of being. Her paintings bring back treasured memories of not just visiting as a tourist where one just flows through, but actually living in another culture, which is a vastly different experience.
Christine’s paintings represent her memories of travel to exotic places in Europe, the Middle East, North Asia and South East Asia. They are considered “exotic” or “foreign,” because they are generally characterized by vibrant, unfamiliar and diverse cultural themes.
At times, Christine has taken breaks from her main painting focus. For example, when she became inspired by some of the European masters which resulted in a more figurative style. These breaks in Christine’s work show her adaptability to different materials and processes. Christine paints from her own photographs which she has taken during her travels.
