Gallery - Margaret Christianson

I am always looking for different ways to interpret and understand the world around me in my paintings and drawings. I use a variety of medium such as acrylic paints, pens, and mixed medium on canvas and paper to achieve these ideas.

2020 Artwork create after Lockdown…

Biblio Art Prize 2020

Blarney Books & Art in Port Fairy run a fabulous art competition called the Biblio Art Prize. On registered I was allocate a book at random, Act of Grace by Anna Krien.

I read it then created this artwork River Crossing. Act of Grace is a beautifully written, but tragic and dark story telling how the four protagonists are affected by their traumatic life experiences. I have depicted them as four living trees, whose intertwined branches and roots reflect their crossed paths and interconnected encounters. Each tree carries symbols telling of key events in the characters’ lives – look closely and the identity of each becomes clear. In order to heal all four must cross the swirling river of life.

River Crossing
60 x 90cm
acrylic on canvas

My work was selected as one of the finalists invited to be exhibited over Summer at the bookshop/gallery. Due to Covid19 there is no launch but the exhibition will be open to the public from Friday 4 December through to the end of January.

2020 Artwork created in COVID19

While in Melbourne was in lockdown Covid19. I created this gallery of artwork from June to November. I am so thankful that I have my art and our home studio to work from.