NC Spot Festival Art Contest Winner :

Christine Pfohl

Biographical Sketch

Christine turned to painting full time after a thirty year nursing career which included
twenty-two years of active duty in the US Army. She took. art coursework at Cape Fear
Community College where she formed a mentorship with Deborah O'Nate. While a CFCC
student she won several awards in juried shows, including a best in show. Several
of her paintings have been published in CFCC's Portals journal. Her paintings were
displayed for three years at the North Carolina Community College Headquarters
in Raleigh.
In 2005, Christine was a finalist in the Star News 'Get Framed' contest which
resulted in a traveling exhibition of a selection of her paintings. In 2007, she was
awarded her first solo exhibition at WHOR Gallery in Wilmington.
Christine lives in Wilmington with her husband and three-legged dog. Gershwin.

Artist Statement

Color, light and mood are the elements that I most wish to express in painting. Currently,
I am painting mostly landscapes with urban themes, particularly common settings in and
around Wilmington. I often include figures to suggest the human "storyline." Lately I have
been experimenting with still life and increasing abstraction.
Although my finished canvases are generally oil, they usually begin with under-paintings
in combinations of acrylic, pastel, and graphite. I work in many layers in
a loose representational style, and am finding myself painting on ever larger supports
and multi panels.