Meet painter and art therapist Christine Randolph.
How Did You Become an Artist?
Growing up, I was constantly exposed to the arts in my family. I started making art when I was a child and never stopped. In a family that did not talk about emotions, it was my main channel to sanity.
When I was in college, I was fortunate to study with Richard Pousette-Dart, a member of the New York School of artists in the 1940s and 1950s from Suffern, NY. He painted alongside us in the art studio and his joy of painting was infectious.
What Kind of Art do you Make?
I create paintings and collages that are very personal but at the same time comical. My art zigzags back and forth from spontaneous imaginative eruptions to painting from photographs.
What’s Your Muse?
Lately, my muse has been the clients I work with. As an art therapist, I run an open art studio called the Rockland Living Museum, at Rockland Psychiatric Center. There, I spend a lot of time sitting at the table with all kinds of people from all walks of life who get involved in drawing, painting and sculpture.
What’s Next?
I will be showing at Rockland Center for the Arts (ROCA) in Gallery 2. The exhibit opens Sunday, September 8.
A group show I have been involved with that includes some of my clients from the Rockland Living Museum, “An Inclusive World,” will travel to the Queens Museum in November.
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