ARTIST    TEACHER    WRITER 

Christine Porter, Rural Artist. image "the tidy shed" watercolour on paper
"The Tidy Shed" by Christine Porter. 2013, watercolour on paper 84x58cm Sold, private collection.

Christine Porter with her 2016 painting

Christine Porter lives in Lismore, New South Wales, Australia, working from her studio there, as well as in more remote areas of New South Wales and Queensland.  She is a full time professional artist. Career highlights include a Bachelor of Visual Arts from Southern Cross University, the 2006 McGregor Fellowship for overseas travel, 150+ prizes, artwork in The National Gallery of Australia and more  read her full cv here .

As a painter in watercolour, her artwork tells visual stories about rural Australia, specialising in a portrayal of the iconic Australian Shearing Shed. As a printmaker Christine continues her rural subjects, as well as more personal themes. She uses other mediums too, such as artist made boxes, when the inspiration strikes.

MAY 2020 - NOT BEING IN ITALY

“In the Shearing Shed” 2019 watercolour 54x38cm Sold

My calendar tells me that this last week I would have been in Italy, at the FabrianoInAcquarello international watercolour convention. 

Last November, in Brisbane,  I was honoured to have this painting chosen as Best In Show at the Australian Watercolour Muster – a national award that would see me being selected to travel to Italy in May 2020 as the Australian Representative Artist. I would be accompanied by other Australian artists, with in total 20 paintings from across Australia making the journey to be exhibited with hundreds of other paintings from artists worldwide. Read about the Muster weekend last November here. 

Fabriano is a small city north east of Rome, where the famous Fabriano paper is made. I was looking forward to seeing these places and to take part in the conference. 

Click image to see the online catalogue

There were talks and presentations planned, and paint-outs. Others who’ve been in the past have loved it. I booked my accomodation, and went to ACE to learn some conversational Italian. 

When the virus happened, the  conference went on-line. I stayed home, like the rest of the world, and watched it on the small screen.  Their YouTube Channel and  facebook page shows the diversity of this international watercolour community.

In the full catalogue  my painting is on p70. Images from the rest of the Australian team are included as well.  Thanks to Wyn Vogel for being the Australian team leader and organising the Australian component. 

 

APRIL 2020 - INTRODUCING NEW CARDS SETS

S14 The Five Card Bundle with Stamps A photo of a set of cards. with the covering postcard showing 5 grey boxes and below that a row of 5 cartoon stamps.

Description Set of five blank greeting cards and matching envelopes. chosen by you, from Christine’s Rural, Sheep or Bella range. With five $1.10 stamps for ‘Small Letter’ Postage within Australia. Price includes hand delivery within 10km of Lismore, or Australia Post shipping worldwide. When you order, put your selection in with the special notes, or send a separate email.
Price 5 cards with matching envelopes + 5 stamps + delivery $24
Order  here or contact Christine directly.

A photo of a box with the lid partly off. It shows one of Christine's cards inside and an orange sticker on the top with her logo. Printed over the photo are the details of this product S15 The Stash 

Description Twenty blank greeting cards and matching envelopes. chosen by you, from Christine’s Rural, Sheep or Bella range.  Price includes hand delivery within 10km of Lismore, or Australia Post shipping worldwide. When you order, put your selection in with the special notes, or send a separate email.
Price 20 cards with matching envelopes + delivery $56
Order here or contact Christine directly.

MARCH /APRIL 2020 - SOLO EXHIBITION GYMPIE

INvitation image for CHristine's Gympie March 2020 exhibition. Showing key painting of the interior of shearing shed and words about where, when and how.This exhibition of paintings and drawings describes the iconic Australian shearing shed at its busiest.  As well as her familiar shearing shed imagery, chosen from several recent projects, the exhibition includes artwork about the shearers and shed-hands working those sheds. Women and men who, once or twice a year, turn these amazingly still and peaceful buildings into a feast of well-rehearsed activity.
Image: “Inside the Shed” 2019 watercolour on paper, 36x73cm

COVID19 
The official opening event was cancelled, with the gallery closing to the public shortly after. Gallery staff will however be working on site, and will be handling sales enquiries over the phone until Anzac Day 07) 54810733 . If for some reason this changes, and the gallery is uncontactable, phone or email Christine directly 0407170471 

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TO BUY ARTWORK

Many of the paintings on this website are available for purchase. This page has random paintings that are still available (a work in progress), this page has the current exhibition at the Gympie Regional Gallery, the shop pages have cards, etchings and giclee prints. Otherwise scroll through each painting project which will have indications about which are still available there, though this can change quickly.
Prices for paintings range from $300 – $4000 depending on their size, age, and framed state.
Prices for etchings range from $60 – $350
Cards begin at $3 each, Giclee Prints from $100 
Prices for a commissioned painting or etching depends on the nature of the project. 
Contact Christine directly for any information, price or to purchase an artwork. 

ART CLASSES WITH CHRISTINE

Studio Door Art workshops by Christine Porter at her home in LismoreNSW Australia. A variety of single day classes about watercolour, printmaking and art-business
Christine will not be holding any workshops from her studio in 2020. As the year progresses she will work with the current situation. Watch this space.  She is available for one-on-one internet, Skype or phone consultations. Contact her if you've an art problem that Christine can help you with.
Photo of a dirt road heading off into the distance. With text over it saying 2020 outside workshops and christine's website address
Like so many people the year started with a full diary of workshops booked. Gympie, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Toowoomba, even Tasmania later in the year. It is anticipated that each of these will be postponed as we draw nearer, and the world becomes more unsettled.
Full-Moon-Art-Retreat-weekend-art-workshop-with-ChristinePorter-on-a-sheep-station-near-Tenterfield.-Learn-to-paintrelax-and-enjoy-this-beautiful-place
Naturally enough, these workshops have needed to be put aside. When the world has settled down again, this weekend retreat will return.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR: FIFTEEN MINUTES OF FAME

a photo of Christine with Radio National presenter Ed Ayers in a shearing shed near Stanthorpe

After accidentally meeting Radio National presenter Ed Ayers in a caravan park in Armidale, he invited her to be on his program, “The Arts Show”. A few months later they went to a shearing shed near Stanthorpe and recorded some stories. The resulting program was broadcast February 13th, 2019. Listen here. 

Listen here

WHERE TO SEE CHRISTINE'S ARTWORK

During the 2020 social distancing lockdown, many galleries, including Christine’s studio/gallery have limited opening times. Please contact by phone or email to check

Studio Visit Christine’s studio/gallery in Lismore, open by appointment. Contact us to book a visit.
Solo Exhibition 
Stanthorpe Regional Gallery Qld. August 5- September 19 2021
Group Exhibitions  Australian Watercolour Institute Annual Exhibition, Sydney  Winter 2020
Gallery Representation – Red Hill Gallery Brisbane, PG Printmaker Gallery Melbourne, The Moree Gallery,Moree, Art Aspects Gallery Lismore, Coldstream Gallery Ulmarra, The Lodge on Hawthorne Blackall.
Regular Exhibitor – Toowoomba Grammar, Downlands, Goondiwindi Aspects Art Show, Blackall Heartland, others

SOCIAL MEDIA

Christine is on Twitter as ChrisPorterArt,    Instagram as christineporterartist and YouTube as ChristinePorterArtist.
She has three FACEBOOK pages,
– Her official artist page: ChristinePorterArtist  
– Her teaching page: Studio Door Art Workshop
– Her publishing pages with details of cards and prints Full Moon Publications

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