Christine Nyvall’s suite of portraits are exhibited in her solo show Evoking Likeness. Christine’s ability to translate emotional vignettes of her friends and family often comment on her own sensibilities.

Christine states, “As I examine life, I am provided with the substance from which I produce work in a variety of content and style…
inspiration comes from the human body. The beautiful forms are used to contemplate the
inner being of someone.”

Her large, colorful oil paintings span several years and inherently act as a diary or record of Christine’s own state of mind. Her transference is not readily apparent; she captures her subject’s demeanor vividly while still committing herself to the canvas. Intrinsically these paintings act as quasi self-portraits, ultimately creating a mélange of both subject and artist where boundaries are intractable.