Art has been a part of Christine's life since early childhood.
The fascination with drawing the human face began in her late teens. After discovering soft pastels in a drawing class, she devoted herself to soft pastels and portraiture.
Although self-taught in portraiture, she studied the Fine Arts program at Heritage College in Gatineau.
Since 2002, Christine has been commissioned by Skate Canada to create portraits for Skate Canada Hall of Fame Inductees.
Prominent portrait such as:
Ann Shaw,
Louis Stong,
Dr. Charles Snelling
Elvis Stojko
Tracy Wilson and Robert McCall,
Michael Jiranek
Barbara Graham.
The portraits are now a permanent collection of the Skate Canada Hall of Fame Museum.
Over the years, Christine has received many awards and honors for her work and has been featured in many print and online publications.
She has participated in numerous competitions and was elected as juror for the 2001, 3rd AGO Art Contest.
" I'm still learning."
- Michelangelo
" The color of the object illuminated partakes of the color of that which illuminates it."
-Leonardo da Vinci
Quotes by Norman Rockwell:
"No man with a conscience can just bat out illustrations. He's got to put all his talent and feeling into them! "
"Right from the beginning, I always strived to capture everything I saw as completely as possible."
"You must first spend some time getting your model to relax. Then you'll get a natural expression."
Bill Ostapchuck
Portraits created by Christine Belanger
Dr. Hellmut May
Bill Dowding
Wilf Langevin
Ann Shaw
