It Looks How My Heart Feels
Before 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...
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Cristina Ford
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Light Behind the Clouds
I’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 Ford
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Home... and Intersections
Painted 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 Ford
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2013 Painting, 2020 Thoughts
I’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 Ford
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On Eagle's Wings
This 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 Ford
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A New Shape
Know 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 Ford
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My Obsession with Deep Space: The Reason
You 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 Ford
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Emergence
I’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 Ford
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(Kind of) Dancing in the Living Room
Grateful for health, healing, and opportunities to fake dance in the living room. I can hardly believe that just a few weeks ago my...
Cristina Ford
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Art's Prophetic Breath
Sometimes 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 Ford
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Fire, Rebirth, New Life
I’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 Ford
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Deep Gratitude: A few words on my latest commission
I 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 Ford
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Healing 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 Ford
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A 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...
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