Christine Myshka

Christine Myshka`s artistic journey began as a child, crayons in hand, drawing characters from her favorite cartoon, “The Superfriends Justice League.” Along with drawing cartoon characters, Christine credits the vivid writings of Edger Allen Poe as her childhood inspiration to become an illustrator.

Christine fell in love with the artworks of Roger Dean, Michael Whalen, Alphonse Mucha, Gustave Klimt, Antonio Lopez, and J.W. Waterhouse, to name a few. Music, literature, nature and travel are also continual sources of inspiration. With these inspirations, the passion for creating “was sparked!” From drawing the human body, with its shapes and how it moves, to a forest of twisted trees with their textures and sounds, to the shapes and colors of massive boulders composed of compressed earth and minerals shaped by wind and water. All of these inspirations possess their own unique characteristics that inspire ideas, patterns and designs.

Using these inspirations to create artworks, Christine pours all her creative energy into working in the visual arts, from illustration to fine art and murals. Blank surfaces and spaces call out to be “transformed” by having art made for them and on them — and Christine loves to make that transformation happen!

Christine has been working professionally for over 30 years. In carving out a career in the visual arts, she has done illustration, logo designs, architectural portraits, fine art, murals, and painted furniture. Some of her clients include Davis Publishing, Ideal Graphics Inc., T`Leon Advertising, The Home New & Tribune, Suburban Golf Club, Arcola Country Club, Rockaway River Country Club, EJ`s Bar and Grille, Vitale General Contracting, John Kling Custom Homes as well as numerous commissions for private clients.

As part of her art training, Christine attended Parsons School of Design, earning a BFA in Illustration. She continued her studies at Parsons in Paris, duCret School of Art, Grand Rapids CC; the painting and drawing summer program in Greece, and the Creativity Workshop in Prague, Czech Republic.