Christine Hughes 'Hydrangea'
Hydrangea Sepia ink on Manila paper 11” x 8 1/2” 2018
Artist Statement
Fragments and pieces from the natural world have been my focus for 30 years. In my paintings these forms become much more abstracted and psychological. I have always drawn first. Drawing is an intimate act. The artist must search out the relationships between the forms. Ink is my favorite medium as the line has it’s own rhythm and weight. It is an act of honor to render a subject accurately.
Artist Bio
Christine Hughes is best known for her work with compost and small fragments from nature. Her work ranges from observational drawings to paintings which are physical abstractions. Her career was seeded in Detroit where she attended Wayne State University. She moved to NYC in 1981 and maintained a studio in Chinatown before moving to the Hudson Valley in 2002. She has shown prolifically including one person shows at John Davis Gallery, Hudson. Art 101,Williamsburg. Foundation Gallery, Hudson. Willis Gallery, Detroit. Group shows; Drawing Center, NYC. Millay Colony, Austerlitz. Bard College, And many others. Her work is in numerous collections.
Hydrangea Sepia ink on Manila paper 11” x 8 1/2” 2018
Artist Statement
Fragments and pieces from the natural world have been my focus for 30 years. In my paintings these forms become much more abstracted and psychological. I have always drawn first. Drawing is an intimate act. The artist must search out the relationships between the forms. Ink is my favorite medium as the line has it’s own rhythm and weight. It is an act of honor to render a subject accurately.
Artist Bio
Christine Hughes is best known for her work with compost and small fragments from nature. Her work ranges from observational drawings to paintings which are physical abstractions. Her career was seeded in Detroit where she attended Wayne State University. She moved to NYC in 1981 and maintained a studio in Chinatown before moving to the Hudson Valley in 2002. She has shown prolifically including one person shows at John Davis Gallery, Hudson. Art 101,Williamsburg. Foundation Gallery, Hudson. Willis Gallery, Detroit. Group shows; Drawing Center, NYC. Millay Colony, Austerlitz. Bard College, And many others. Her work is in numerous collections.
Hydrangea Sepia ink on Manila paper 11” x 8 1/2” 2018
Artist Statement
Fragments and pieces from the natural world have been my focus for 30 years. In my paintings these forms become much more abstracted and psychological. I have always drawn first. Drawing is an intimate act. The artist must search out the relationships between the forms. Ink is my favorite medium as the line has it’s own rhythm and weight. It is an act of honor to render a subject accurately.
Artist Bio
Christine Hughes is best known for her work with compost and small fragments from nature. Her work ranges from observational drawings to paintings which are physical abstractions. Her career was seeded in Detroit where she attended Wayne State University. She moved to NYC in 1981 and maintained a studio in Chinatown before moving to the Hudson Valley in 2002. She has shown prolifically including one person shows at John Davis Gallery, Hudson. Art 101,Williamsburg. Foundation Gallery, Hudson. Willis Gallery, Detroit. Group shows; Drawing Center, NYC. Millay Colony, Austerlitz. Bard College, And many others. Her work is in numerous collections.