Biography
Christine was born in Switzerland and grew up as an only child after being adopted by an aristocratic German family that lives in Munich.
Christine felt very fortunate to be exposed to different styles of music, art and literature at a young
age but her education in life and the arts had been strictly directed by the influence of her parents and teachers they had chosen for her. She started out as a classical musician (piano) and found her passion for abstract painting much later in life after having moved to Canada in 1993. While studying piano she was also guided in her artistic expression of drawing and painting by her aunt, an accomplished artist
and musician.
Spiritually interested and searching for answers within herself she started studying Theology in Bonn, Germany and continued playing the piano and painting at the same time. Her continuous interest in
other cultures and people in the world brought her to Atlanta, Georgia (USA), where she graduated
with a Master of Theology at Emory University.
When she moved to Canada in 1993 she entered an Interior Design Study Program in Toronto at the International School of Design where she learned to draw, paint and design.
Shortly thereafter Christine married a Canadian and embraced family life for many years. She has three grown children and calls Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada) home to this day. During the pandemic she fell in love with expressing herself more on paper, canvas, and panel, discovering and exploring different materials in ways she had not done before. She loves painting and expressing herself through colours in a way she never found while playing the music of classical composers.
Today Christine feels the freedom to allow her inner voice to guide her in the creating process. She prides herself on having given her children a creative space as they were growing up and allowing their own imaginations to flourish.
She has a deeply ingrained drive to create something beautiful and colourful in a world not constricted by fear, but in a world which is open to limitless possibilities.