Christine Sargent - On a Magnificent Playground

Portraits are priceless because they capture the people we cherish most, leaving us with an impression of them forever. They hang in our homes reminding us of why we get up in the morning and do what we do. You could say they fuel the soul and one artist feeding the flames is Christine Sargent. She has mastered the ability of immortalizing the human spirit on canvas, selecting just the right moment to capture for each of her subjects. She communicates the beauty she sees in life and through her work has managed to uplift so many grateful pairs of eyes.

Her career stretches back more than a couple decades, from Southern California learning to paint, to Washington State studying at the New Renaissance Academy, and Sargent gradually built a loyal group of fans, clients and collectors. Several years ago inspiration struck when the artist looked at photographs of her niece’s tea party with friends. She immediately began creating works which strove to capture the beauty, happiness and hope found in children playing. The artist believes that children are the key to our future and as one looks upon her works we see a passion for her subject unmatched by so many other visual artists. You can see the care, the thoughtfulness and the intention Christine Sargent uses to paint children and communicate their spirit.

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It’s no wonder that the artist spent many years teaching children art. One of her fondest memories was helping her students put on art shows, watching how some of the kids that used to cry when it came to art, beaming from the praise given by the people in attendance. Sargent is definitely an artist that works towards the empowerment of others through art. Every year she hosts an art show at her home and invites new artists who are able to show their work in public for the first time.

To her audience, she continues championing the idea that art should communicate “beauty.” There is a hopefulness, a sense purpose to enlighten, across all of Christine Sargent’s works, that is unmistakable and wholly appreciated by the viewer. Scenes of children playing, smiling faces, loving glances, enchanting backdrops, warmness, innocence, wisdom, and much more emote from the pallet of an artist not only at home in her craft, but venturing towards ideals much needed by mankind. For instance, the artist sometimes takes an old black and white photograph and transports the subject into a world she feels is where the subject really wanted to be. It’s no small task to pursue one’s dreams but Christine Sargent strives to create a space where others’ dreams are realized.

Her next project? A painting whose theme is “love and help children,” meant for a major art show in Washington D.C. and one the artist hopes will do just that. Christine Sargent is talented in both artistic skill and warmth of character. Her purpose, passion and painting are like children let loose to laugh and explore on a magnificent playground. You can’t help but smile and want to play too.

For more information please visit www.christinesargent.com