Cristina Ford1 minIt Looks How My Heart FeelsBefore I had any words to say in response to what’s been happening in our country… I painted. I painted with a burden, and prayers, and...
Cristina Ford1 minLight Behind the CloudsI’ll tell you exactly what was happening as I painted this little cloud study: my husband was going back and forth with mortgage rates...
Cristina Ford1 minHome... and IntersectionsPainted this in shifts between house searching. (Sound on.) Our search hasn’t yet been fruitful, but it’s filled my mind with thoughts of...
Cristina Ford2 min2013 Painting, 2020 ThoughtsI’ve been going through a unique personal process the past couple years… and there’s been a lot of “uncovering.” Now, I’m counted...
Cristina Ford2 minOn Eagle's WingsThis painting came from some things I went through the second half of 2019. Departure from my usual style, I know! In a barrage of...
Cristina Ford1 minA New ShapeKnow what’s underneath this painting? If you scraped the wet oils off of this canvas, underneath the cloud you’d find the outline of a...
Cristina Ford2 minMy Obsession with Deep Space: The ReasonYou want to know the reason I’ve been drawn to deep-space imagery? Confession: I don’t considered myself a space fanatic or avid...
Cristina Ford2 minEmergenceI’ve been looking forward to sharing this precious little piece with you all. I knew for a time that I wanted to rename this one, but...
Cristina Ford1 min(Kind of) Dancing in the Living RoomGrateful for health, healing, and opportunities to fake dance in the living room. I can hardly believe that just a few weeks ago my...
Cristina Ford1 minArt's Prophetic BreathSometimes I wonder if art has something prophetic to it. It’s almost as if the things we create at one point come back later to say, “it...
Cristina Ford1 minFire, Rebirth, New LifeI’m calling this piece “Anthizo.” Fire, rebirth, and new life have been consistent themes in my work, but they resonate in a new way...
Cristina Ford2 minDeep Gratitude: A few words on my latest commissionI have so many things to be thankful for this past year… and this painting is one of them. This is my most recent commission — painted in...
Cristina Ford6 minHealing I Wasn't Looking For(As shared from my social media in 2018. This isn't the most thorough or well-written account, but I'm sharing with the hope that some of...
Cristina Ford6 minA Breaking Point(For those wanting background on my health journey, this is a post from mid-2018. The post after this one, "Healing I Wasn't Looking...