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Christine Walker is a painter and an arts educator who currently lives in East Toronto. She is very passionate about quality arts education.

Christine has her Master of Fine Arts degree (MFA) from OCADU, her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (BFA) from NSCADU, and a Bachelor of Education degree (BEd), with Arts qualifications from Kindergarten to grade 12. She is experienced in Oil, Acrylic, Encaustic and Watercolour painting, and enjoys creating in all forms. Her current paintings combine Watercolour and Acrylic painting, with a focus on birds often seen in East Toronto.

She collaborated with an author to illustrate a children’s book which was published in December 2020, and actively participates in exhibitions and community art initiatives.

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Look what I saw today! A Barred Owl! 😍 It was a really humbling experience- we made eye contact. It's such a beautiful day! ☀️
Anyone else run/bike the Beltline Trail in Toronto? It's so nice to have these green areas in the middle of a big city. 🌱🌳🌿 . Watercolour & Acrylic paint on Mylar
A colourful view beneath the waves in the Atlantic Ocean.🌊 The original has a lovely home but I just released limited prints. . 'Searching for Capelin' Watercolour, Ink, cut paper on Mylar 12" x 12" (original) Created during an Artists' Re
COLOUR!!! 😍 Working on something new. Possibly making a bit of a mess..
Watercolour Donuts! 🎉🍩I have been baking a lot lately and bought a donut pan.. so dangerous. The kids and I have been experimenting with different ingredients in the tray. This is probably obvious.. but brownie donuts are pretty delicious!
Another small bird full of personality. This is a Golden-Crowned Kinglet.. one of my favourites.🐤 They raise their red crown when they get excited or agitated. I saw a lot of Kinglets when I volunteered with a bird rescue organization (called FLAP-
I found it!! 🎉 After a week of searching.. I found my Nuthatch painting tucked inside my daughter's bin of drawings. There must be at least a million drawings in there.. my kids are prolific artists! ☺
A small Nuthatch painting I am still working on.🎨 I've since added a burst of bright colours (as is my nature.. ha ha). I love the endearingly awkward poses of Nuthatches. ..but I can't find it anywhere. I've searched the whole house. I think my w
This painting went to a lovely ❤ new home recently. It's called 'When You Succeed', and represents the feeling of absolutely beaming with pride when a loved one does something well. 🌅 It appears in print in a book I illustrated through @eastyorkpre
Another work in progress. I'm not sure whether to keep painting today, or to go back outside.. it's so nice out! ☀️❄☃️
Work in progress. Lots of painting this long weekend!
This is loosely based on a woodpecker photo I took last week. The woodpecker was giving me a serious stare-down. I admired its confidence! 🙌
More lemons!🍋I thought I'd paint them again in a different style. The kids and I are painting and listening to reggae next to a sunny window.. bliss! 🌞
When life gives you lemons, cut them up for a recipe.🍋Then decide they would make a beautiful painting, forget about them on the counter, scrap the recipe and eat pizza instead. 😊🍕
Recently I've been getting random ads online for Newfoundland. I did an artist residency there on Fogo Island, and it's making me feel a bit nostalgic. It was such a beautiful place! I kept finding empty sea urchin shells and placing them in my pocke
I love sparrows. They're so active and social, and there's something so endearing about a tiny sunlit sparrow.☀️ This painting is sold but I have fine art prints available on my website (link in bio). . Sparrow Shadow I Acrylic & watercolour pain
Work in progress- a little Robin. This Robin had a nest in our yard this summer and it was really exciting to watch all of their activities.🌳
Work in progress! This is a Dark-Eyed Junco.. but I took some creative liberties with the colour. 😂🌈 I think I'll add in some leaves and an assertive stance. 🌱 I love these tiny birds! You can see them often during our Canadian winters.. feasting