About

Short Bio

Christin Margaret is a Louisiana native, who received a Bachelor of Arts, Studio Art from the University of New Orleans. The magic of nature is at the heart of her encaustic paintings and watercolor paintings. Christin paints plants, insects and animals as symbols to convey simple truths of nature. Christin’s artwork is described as ethereal and fleeting.

Statement

You can’t escape your birthplace, though you can use for inspiration. I am
drawn to fire and heat, coming from nature-infused, heat-driven Southern
Louisiana. Currently, I use heat to create encaustic paintings on wood
panels. The magic of nature is at the heart of my paintings. My subjects
vary from insects, and birds, to human figures; which are painted on
vellum with either gouache or oil. I bind each vellum painting with
writing on the back. Sometimes the graphite writing is seen on the front
in mirror form; other times they are hidden, a . The vellum paintings are
encased on top of the backgrounds. I fuse three to five layers of encaustic
medium, which gives my paintings a dreamlike quality. Depending on the
message and atmosphere of certain pieces, I will add mica or other mixed
media to the top layer.