Photo credit: Jillian Fraker
Christine has worked in mixed media since her college years and has devoted herself to oil painting for more than a decade. The third generation of oil painters on her mother's side, she is drawn to landscapes with water: its presence and the anticipation of it.
Christine lives in El Cerrito, California, with her wife and their three children. She began painting in her thirties, her paintings quietly searching for something she could not yet name. Beneath the surface of the water, beyond the bend in the trail, her work suggested untold stories.
Painting has seen her through profound transitions. When she came out to her community at age 40 and found her life partner, Jillian, she turned to daily painting as a way of listening, grounding, and making sense of change.
Now, Christine paints from a place of greater clarity. Her paintings invite viewers into landscapes where beauty and sorrow coexist. Through layers of color, light, and texture, Christine explores joy and grief as intertwined currents of the same river.
“Lisa and I were both very impressed with your paintings. We like the softness of your scenes. They're contemplative and inviting. Lonely, but warm.” Collector Steve Appler
Please contact Christine directly about purchasing paintings. christinebraunohler@gmail.com