Ingrid Christensen is a Canadian still life and figurative oil painter. Ingrid was born in 1964 in Golden, British Columbia—a small town in the mountains in western Canada. She is the third of four children with an older sister and between two brothers. Ingrid’s parents, John and Ella Anderson, were German immigrants who arrived in Canada after WWII and eventually made their way to running a motel. As a child, Ingrid was not exposed to the art world but she was keen on drawing, and is self taught as an artist. After high school, further education took her away from growing up in a small town to Vancouver where she earned a BA at the University of British Columbia (UBC). This was followed by a BEd from Queens University in Kingston, Ontario. Upon graduating, Ingrid spent a few years in teaching but eventually realized that this was not her calling. Once she married, she set off on bigger adventures; to Australia and New Zealand, and later to Japan, and Thailand where she learned the art of silversmithing. Upon returning to Calgary the couple started a family. It was then that Ingrid began her journey in painting; first in watercolors then later in oils, which is her preferred medium. Her art has won both national and international awards and has been highlighted in International Artist, Avenues, and Arabella magazines. Ingrid has written articles about art and creativity for Artsy online magazine. She says she is, first and foremost, a painter of light. Her work is an ongoing exploring of light's ability to elevate even the most mundane object into the glowing subject of a painting. When she is not painting, Ingrid is teaching either online or with in-person workshops. Ingrid has two sons, Zac and Ben, and is married to film producer David Christensen. She lives in Calgary, Alberta. Host: Chris StaffordProduced by Hollowell StudiosFollow @theaartpodcast on InstagramEmail: hollowellstudios@gmail.comIngrid’s website: ingridchristensen.comIngrid on Instagram: @ingridchristensenartist Ingrid’s favorite female artists: Cecily BrownZoe FrankJennifer PochinskiErika SeguinJoanna LogueClaudia RillingLisa GolightlyAmy DuryAmy Brakeman LivezeyLucy StopfordCathy Chin (@realandplastic)Mary Beth MckenzieKaren Silve NataliaTomas Segovia Ingrid’s Playlist:Aruna Chandra/Mashti, Deep Dive Corp.Kidz of Tibet/Kleintierschaukel, BadauIt’s a Beautiful Day (Reprise)/The Kiffness, Rushawn, Jermaine EdwardsCassiopeia/Dan BayPoseidon/Dan Bay La RubriqueSeptember Fields/Frazey FordHeart of Glass/Lily MooreRighteously/Anna AshChaise Longue/Wet LegDowntown Train/Tom WaiteNever Going Back/Fleetwood MacAdriatica/OpezHallelijah (I’m a Dreamer)/Luther Dickinson, Amy LaVereSweet Dark-Haired Man/Joan ShelleyWalking on Broken Glass/Annie LennoxNot Fair/Lily AllenYou Know I’m No Good/Amy WinehouseHello (feat. Dragonette)/Martin Solveig, Dragonette