by Christy Strickler | Feb 25, 2026 | Portfolio, The Weird People
Materials: Oil Pastel on paper. Size: 8.9 x 8.3 In/ 225 x 210mm Original Painting Available for Purchase I used oil pastel on one of my single-line portrait sketches to create this piece in my sketchbook. I wanted to work on a figure who was feeling happy and...
by Christy Strickler | Apr 3, 2025 | Portfolio, Ready to Nest
Materials: Acrylic Paint, Embroidery Floss, on Watercolor paper Size: 9 x 12 Inches, 22.9 x 30.5 cm When I was a child, I started painting with paint by numbers. I had a desk in front of a window in my room. Outside the window, my father had placed a bird feeder....
by Christy Strickler | Apr 3, 2025 | Portfolio, Ready to Nest
Materials: Acrylic Paint, Embroidery Floss, on Watercolor paper Size: 11 x 16 inches, 27.9 x 40.6 cm She does not know where the front door is but she does have the key. The...
by Christy Strickler | Apr 3, 2025 | Portfolio, Ready to Nest
Materials: Acrylic Paint, Embroidery Floss, on Watercolor paper Size: 9 x 12 Inches, 22.9 x 30.5 cm The idea of home feels stronger. Sometimes, that idea manifests as a feeling. That feeling is symbolically embodied in this painting. The character carries a...
by Christy Strickler | Apr 3, 2025 | Portfolio, Ready to Nest
materials: cotton, corn starch glue, acrylic paint Size: 7 inches x 6 inches x 3 inches She sits in a quiet moment of reflection, holding a small nest in her hands. Inside it rests the first shape of a home that has just emerged. It is new, gentle, a bit wobbly, but...
by Christy Strickler | Apr 3, 2025 | Portfolio, Ready to Nest
Materials: Acrylic Paint, Embroidery Floss, on Watercolor paper Size: 9 x 12 Inches, 22.9 x 30.5 cm She sits inside the nest feeling a bit small and looking worried. A large bird sits watch over her. Brooding takes on two meanings here. The woman is lost in...
