About the Artist Christine Ivers

On February 4, 2010, Chris Ivers will demonstrate her techniques for working with pastels. The program will be presented in the Friends Room at the Welles-Turner Memorial Library, 2407 Main St., Glastonbury, CT from 6:30 - 8:30 pm.

“Finding what lies between the shadows of darkness and reflective lights is what drives my excitement to paint. Explorations of the colors that are imperceptible to the naked eye are endless.  When that barely visible layer collides with light, the creativity begins! Pigments, transitions and reflections all play their part. My goal is to have my viewers fall into that world to discover what they normally wouldn’t take time to see.”

Chris attained a BFA in painting and two dimensional design from Harford Art School in 1973 and has been Creative Director at numerous ad agencies. In 1986, she started her own company. As part of her professional portfolio, she works with artists in that cross-over world of fine art and digital photography to teach them how to better promote themselves.

She is the current President of the CT Pastel Society where she also holds Signature Artist Membership. Chris is also a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America, an Elected Artist Member at Lyme Art Association and with Academic Artists of America.  Other memberships include Allied Artists of America, Audubon Artists, CT Women Artists, Salmagundi Club NYC, CT Society of Portrait Artists, and numerous other art organizations.  

Most recently she was inducted into the International Association of Pastel Societies’ Master Circle of Pastelists.  She was juried into Paint America's Top 100 Artists for 2008 with a show that will travel the country for the next two years visiting Galleries and Museums. Chris will also be published in Best of American Artists 2009 Pastel Edition and was honored with the Art Spirit Foundation Silver Medal Award for Excellence in Pastel at the Salmagundi Club in NYC.

www.christineivers.com