Christel Ibsen Email & Phone Number

Christel Ibsen, Danish by birth, resides in New York City, Normandy France and Grand Cayman. She travels between her three studios with frequent forays to all corners of the globe painting the changing seasons.What fascinates her about waterscapes is the challenge of capturing the three fields of light and hues: Sky... Water... Land. "The way they interrelate is an ever changing ballet."Equally important in her art are her studies of children. "Watching a child exploring nature or playing on a beach yields moments of pure inspiration. Christel's paintings evolve from decades of working in the creative fields of photography and filmmaking, both of which serve as important tools for her art."Painting remains my release, my pleasure … a vocation that found me."Christel's style developed from studying fresco painting at New York’s National Academy and at Isabel O’Neil, an institute for the decorative arts in the old Venetian style. Her training in fresco and designs techniques (such as lacquer, casein, rhodochrosite and chinoiserie) have influenced the way she combines different mediums and techniques in her work to achieve minute details as well as diverse and accentuated textures. Several times a year Christel creates workshops with fellow artists. "One of the most rewarding aspects of painting is sharing the art, the skills and techniques. Helping each other explore a motif, analyze the light, set up the palette ... and offering each other assistance as well as criticism ... we paint as individuals while communicating as a creative team!"Specialties: Oil and Frescos of Children, Seascapes and Flora.To view the the paintings please click on the link above in profile or paste the URLs into your browser.christelibsen http://web.me.com/cibsen

Listed skills include Fine Art, Photography, Mixed Media, Oil Painting, and 45 others.