Christina Thurston - Artist/Instructor

christina thurston

artist . instructor

Updated Portfolios

Class Demos
Paintings from beginning painting classes
22 images
Plein Air Paintings
Recent outings
40 images
Landscapes
I'm still working on getting more photos sized for the website.
7 images
Public Art
19 images
Watercolors
6 images

Updated Class Information

Drawing: Refining Technique (Intermediate)
UCSD Extension, Dept. 0176-H
Acrylic Painting I
UCSD Extension, Dept. 0176-H
Plein Air Painting and Drawing - Moonlight Beach
San Dieguito Adult School
Plein Air Painting and Drawing - San Elijo Lagoon
San Dieguito Adult School
Plein Air Painting and Drawing - Torrey Pines
San Dieguito Adult School

Gallery

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20 minute pose watercolor and conte Request details for 20 minute pose	Analogous Color Harmony using Blue and Yellow Exercise in using glazes acrylic on gessoed paper Request details for Analogous Color Harmony using Blue and Yellow
Ascending realm of loss Mixed media ib canvas 40in x 40in Request details for Ascending	Blurred line Bear demo for Drawing: Refining Technique compressed charcoal with gesso 18in x 24in Request details for Blurred line Bear
Borrego Mini 1 Sunrise on Day 1 oil on gessoed paper Request details for Borrego Mini 1	Borrego Mini 2 Early morning oil on gessoed paper Request details for Borrego Mini 2
Borrego Mini 3 Mid Morning oil on gessoed paper Request details for Borrego Mini 3	Borrego Mini 4 Desert blooms oil on gessoed paper Request details for Borrego Mini 4
Borrego Mini 5 Midday oil on gessoed paper Request details for Borrego Mini 5	Borrego Mini 6 Sunrise of the second day oil on gessoed paper Request details for Borrego Mini 6
Borrego Mini 7 Morning sun on the mountains oil on gessoed paper Request details for Borrego Mini 7	Borrego Mini 8 Red flowers and purple shadows oil on gessoed paper Request details for Borrego Mini 8
Borrego Mini 9 Afternoon shade oil on gessoed paper Request details for Borrego Mini 9	Burnt Trees Descanso back country Oil and oil pastel on canvas 48in x 48in Request details for Burnt Trees
Cheetah Use of rubbings to create texture Graphite on paper 18in x 24in Request details for Cheetah	Clear Springs Farm, Encinitas Plein air class demonstration Oil on Board Request details for Clear Springs Farm, Encinitas
Complimentary Color Harmony of Yellow and Violet The bears posed for the drawing class as well. acrylic on gessoed paper Request details for Complimentary Color Harmony of Yellow and Violet	Crevace Behind the Lodge at Torrey Pines oil on canvas 14in x 11in Request details for Crevace
Cuyamaca trees Near the lake oil on canvas 8in x 10in Request details for Cuyamaca trees	Dog Beach, Coronado Painted with sea water. Watercolor on Gessoed Paper Request details for Dog Beach, Coronado
Dog Beach, Coronado, looking north Painted with sea water because I forgot to bring water for painting. Watercolor on Gessoed Paper Request details for Dog Beach, Coronado, looking north	Female study completed from the model Oil on board Request details for Female study
Flinn Springs View from Summers Past Farms oil on board Request details for Flinn Springs	Grandmotherhood Use of rubbings to create texture Graphite on paper 18 in x 24in Request details for Grandmotherhood
Hazy Meadow Out Willow Rd. in Lakeside, August 2008 oil over acrylic on canvas 9in x 12in Request details for Hazy Meadow	Hazy Meadow II Fog shrouded El Capitan in the distance. August 2008 oil over acrylic on canvas 9in x 12in Request details for Hazy Meadow II
Jamul North from Simpson's Nursery Request details for Jamul	Julia watercolor and conte Request details for Julia
Julia 2 watercolor and conte Request details for Julia 2	Keys in progress Mixed media and collage on canvas Request details for Keys
La Jolla Cove Looking north toward the swimming channel Oil on board Request details for La Jolla Cove	Mission Trails Sunrise Plein air class demonstration, finished in studio Oil on Board Request details for Mission Trails Sunrise
Mona watercolor and conte Request details for Mona	Mona 2 watercolor and conte Request details for Mona 2
Moonlight Beach at Midday workshop demo oil on canvas 8in x 10in Request details for Moonlight Beach at Midday	Moonlight Beach Stormy Day This was a cold and windy morning! oil on canvas 8in x 10in Request details for Moonlight Beach Stormy Day
Oak Near Shelter Valley Oil on canvas 48in x 48in Request details for Oak	Parting Ways casting off and moving on Mixed media and collage on canvas 36in x 48in Request details for Parting Ways
Pinapple with banana and tangerines Painted in Nora's studio Spring 2008 oil on canvas 12in x 9in Request details for Pinapple with banana and tangerines	Point Loma from Dog Beach in Coronado Painted with sea water. Watercolor on Gessoed Paper Request details for Point Loma from Dog Beach in Coronado
Point Reyes hillside Point Reyes, CA Watercolor Request details for Point Reyes hillside	Porcelain with Onions Painted in Nora's studio Spring 2008 oil on canvas 11in x 14in Request details for Porcelain with Onions
Presidio Park- Morning Sun Honorable mention award, LJ 1st Annual Plein Air Show Oil on board Request details for Presidio Park- Morning Sun	Reeds Mast Park in Santee Watercolor 11in x 14in Request details for Reeds
Reflections Mast Park in Santee Watercolor 11in x 14in Request details for Reflections	San Diego River Estuary The outlet from Quivera Way Oil on canvas Request details for San Diego River Estuary
San Elijo Lagoon third in a series of three July 2008 oil on canvas 10in x 20in Request details for San Elijo Lagoon	San Elijo Lagoon 1st in a new series, my demo from July 2008 oil on canvas 12in x 12in Request details for San Elijo Lagoon
San Elijo Lagoon second in a series of 3 paintings from July 2008 oil on canvas 9in x 12in Request details for San Elijo Lagoon	Seething began on the evening on September 11, 2001 Mixed media and collage on canvas 36in x 48in Request details for Seething
Sleeping Beauty Torrey Pines State Park oil on canvas 18in x 24in Request details for Sleeping Beauty	Stormy Morning Ocean Beach oil on canvas 8in x 10in Request details for Stormy Morning
Tecolote Canyon Sycamores One of my favorite places in the canyon. Acrylic on Canvas 30in x 40in Request details for Tecolote Canyon Sycamores	Tecolote Canyon Sycamores Finished, though I got rid of that scruffy stuff in the foreground, and now I think I want it back. The color in this photo is not true to the painting Acrylic on Canvas 30in x 40in Request details for Tecolote Canyon Sycamores
Teddy UCSD Intermediate Drawing demo of blurred line vine charcoal on paper 18in x 24in Request details for Teddy	Tenacity Behind the Lodge at Torrey Pins oil on canvas 14in x 11in Request details for Tenacity
Torrey Pines sketch Plein air class demonstration Oil on Board Request details for Torrey Pines sketch	Unveiling vulnerability and trust Mixed media and collage on wood Request details for Unveiling
Zion Canyon looking downstream from the big sand bar Oil on Canvas 36in x 48in Request details for Zion Canyon	Zion Narrows reflections Oil on Canvas 24in x 48in Request details for Zion Narrows
Clear Springs Trees Farm, Encinitas (sold) Sold at Adam's Avenue Grill Show 2007 Acrylic on Canvas 30in x 40in	Maiden Voyage (sold) Morgan and Andre oil on canvas 8in x 10in
Mission Trails - Sketch (sold) Near the Equestrian Center off Mast Blvd. Oil on Board	Mission Trails looking east (sold) From the collection of Eileen Ward Oil on Board
Monaska Bay, Kodiak, Alaska (sold) Grains of black sand are embedded in the paint from the windy day. Acrylic on Canvas	Roses (sold) Wet in wet technique.
San Diego River Estuary (sold) Donated to San Diego River Park Silent Auction Sept. 2007 Oil on board	Torrey Pines July 2007 (sold) Plein air class demonstration, finished in studio Oil on Board
Virgin River (sold) from the collection of Eileen Ward 36in x 48in

Updated Portfolios

Updated Class Information

Gallery

All images © ChristinaThurston.com

20 minute pose watercolor and conte

Analogous Color Harmony using Blue and Yellow Exercise in using glazes acrylic on gessoed paper

Ascending realm of loss Mixed media ib canvas 40in x 40in

Blurred line Bear demo for Drawing: Refining Technique compressed charcoal with gesso 18in x 24in

Borrego Mini 1 Sunrise on Day 1 oil on gessoed paper

Borrego Mini 2 Early morning oil on gessoed paper

Borrego Mini 3 Mid Morning oil on gessoed paper

Borrego Mini 4 Desert blooms oil on gessoed paper

Borrego Mini 5 Midday oil on gessoed paper

Borrego Mini 6 Sunrise of the second day oil on gessoed paper

Borrego Mini 7 Morning sun on the mountains oil on gessoed paper

Borrego Mini 8 Red flowers and purple shadows oil on gessoed paper

Borrego Mini 9 Afternoon shade oil on gessoed paper

Burnt Trees Descanso back country Oil and oil pastel on canvas 48in x 48in

Cheetah Use of rubbings to create texture Graphite on paper 18in x 24in

Clear Springs Farm, Encinitas Plein air class demonstration Oil on Board

Complimentary Color Harmony of Yellow and Violet The bears posed for the drawing class as well. acrylic on gessoed paper

Crevace Behind the Lodge at Torrey Pines oil on canvas 14in x 11in

Cuyamaca trees Near the lake oil on canvas 8in x 10in

Dog Beach, Coronado Painted with sea water. Watercolor on Gessoed Paper

Dog Beach, Coronado, looking north Painted with sea water because I forgot to bring water for painting. Watercolor on Gessoed Paper

Female study completed from the model Oil on board

Flinn Springs View from Summers Past Farms oil on board

Grandmotherhood Use of rubbings to create texture Graphite on paper 18 in x 24in

Hazy Meadow Out Willow Rd. in Lakeside, August 2008 oil over acrylic on canvas 9in x 12in

Hazy Meadow II Fog shrouded El Capitan in the distance. August 2008 oil over acrylic on canvas 9in x 12in

Jamul North from Simpson's Nursery

Julia watercolor and conte

Julia 2 watercolor and conte

Keys in progress Mixed media and collage on canvas

La Jolla Cove Looking north toward the swimming channel Oil on board

Mission Trails Sunrise Plein air class demonstration, finished in studio Oil on Board

Mona watercolor and conte

Mona 2 watercolor and conte

Moonlight Beach at Midday workshop demo oil on canvas 8in x 10in

Moonlight Beach Stormy Day This was a cold and windy morning! oil on canvas 8in x 10in

Oak Near Shelter Valley Oil on canvas 48in x 48in

Parting Ways casting off and moving on Mixed media and collage on canvas 36in x 48in

Pinapple with banana and tangerines Painted in Nora's studio Spring 2008 oil on canvas 12in x 9in

Point Loma from Dog Beach in Coronado Painted with sea water. Watercolor on Gessoed Paper

Point Reyes hillside Point Reyes, CA Watercolor

Porcelain with Onions Painted in Nora's studio Spring 2008 oil on canvas 11in x 14in

Presidio Park- Morning Sun Honorable mention award, LJ 1st Annual Plein Air Show Oil on board

Reeds Mast Park in Santee Watercolor 11in x 14in

Reflections Mast Park in Santee Watercolor 11in x 14in

San Diego River Estuary The outlet from Quivera Way Oil on canvas

San Elijo Lagoon third in a series of three July 2008 oil on canvas 10in x 20in

San Elijo Lagoon 1st in a new series, my demo from July 2008 oil on canvas 12in x 12in

San Elijo Lagoon second in a series of 3 paintings from July 2008 oil on canvas 9in x 12in

Seething began on the evening on September 11, 2001 Mixed media and collage on canvas 36in x 48in

Sleeping Beauty Torrey Pines State Park oil on canvas 18in x 24in

Stormy Morning Ocean Beach oil on canvas 8in x 10in

Tecolote Canyon Sycamores One of my favorite places in the canyon. Acrylic on Canvas 30in x 40in

Tecolote Canyon Sycamores Finished, though I got rid of that scruffy stuff in the foreground, and now I think I want it back. The color in this photo is not true to the painting Acrylic on Canvas 30in x 40in

Teddy UCSD Intermediate Drawing demo of blurred line vine charcoal on paper 18in x 24in

Tenacity Behind the Lodge at Torrey Pins oil on canvas 14in x 11in

Torrey Pines sketch Plein air class demonstration Oil on Board

Unveiling vulnerability and trust Mixed media and collage on wood

Zion Canyon looking downstream from the big sand bar Oil on Canvas 36in x 48in

Zion Narrows reflections Oil on Canvas 24in x 48in

Clear Springs Trees Farm, Encinitas (sold) Sold at Adam's Avenue Grill Show 2007 Acrylic on Canvas 30in x 40in

Maiden Voyage (sold) Morgan and Andre oil on canvas 8in x 10in

Mission Trails - Sketch (sold) Near the Equestrian Center off Mast Blvd. Oil on Board

Mission Trails looking east (sold) From the collection of Eileen Ward Oil on Board

Monaska Bay, Kodiak, Alaska (sold) Grains of black sand are embedded in the paint from the windy day. Acrylic on Canvas

Roses (sold) Wet in wet technique.

San Diego River Estuary (sold) Donated to San Diego River Park Silent Auction Sept. 2007 Oil on board

Torrey Pines July 2007 (sold) Plein air class demonstration, finished in studio Oil on Board

Virgin River (sold) from the collection of Eileen Ward 36in x 48in

20 minute pose
watercolor and conte

Analogous Color Harmony using Blue and Yellow
Exercise in using glazes
acrylic on gessoed paper

Ascending
realm of loss
Mixed media ib canvas 40in x 40in

Blurred line Bear
demo for Drawing: Refining Technique
compressed charcoal with gesso 18in x 24in

Borrego Mini 1
Sunrise on Day 1
oil on gessoed paper

Borrego Mini 2
Early morning
oil on gessoed paper

Borrego Mini 3
Mid Morning
oil on gessoed paper

Borrego Mini 4
Desert blooms
oil on gessoed paper

Borrego Mini 5
Midday
oil on gessoed paper

Borrego Mini 6
Sunrise of the second day
oil on gessoed paper

Borrego Mini 7
Morning sun on the mountains
oil on gessoed paper

Borrego Mini 8
Red flowers and purple shadows
oil on gessoed paper

Borrego Mini 9
Afternoon shade
oil on gessoed paper

Burnt Trees
Descanso back country
Oil and oil pastel on canvas 48in x 48in

Cheetah
Use of rubbings to create texture
Graphite on paper 18in x 24in

Clear Springs Farm, Encinitas
Plein air class demonstration
Oil on Board

Complimentary Color Harmony of Yellow and Violet
The bears posed for the drawing class as well.
acrylic on gessoed paper

Crevace
Behind the Lodge at Torrey Pines
oil on canvas 14in x 11in

Cuyamaca trees
Near the lake
oil on canvas 8in x 10in

Dog Beach, Coronado
Painted with sea water.
Watercolor on Gessoed Paper

Dog Beach, Coronado, looking north
Painted with sea water because I forgot to bring water for painting.
Watercolor on Gessoed Paper

Female study
completed from the model
Oil on board

Flinn Springs
View from Summers Past Farms
oil on board

Grandmotherhood
Use of rubbings to create texture
Graphite on paper 18 in x 24in

Hazy Meadow
Out Willow Rd. in Lakeside, August 2008
oil over acrylic on canvas 9in x 12in

Hazy Meadow II
Fog shrouded El Capitan in the distance. August 2008
oil over acrylic on canvas 9in x 12in

Jamul
North from Simpson's Nursery

Julia
watercolor and conte

Julia 2
watercolor and conte

Keys
in progress
Mixed media and collage on canvas

La Jolla Cove
Looking north toward the swimming channel
Oil on board

Mission Trails Sunrise
Plein air class demonstration, finished in studio
Oil on Board

Mona
watercolor and conte

Mona 2
watercolor and conte

Moonlight Beach at Midday
workshop demo
oil on canvas 8in x 10in

Moonlight Beach Stormy Day
This was a cold and windy morning!
oil on canvas 8in x 10in

Oak
Near Shelter Valley
Oil on canvas 48in x 48in

Parting Ways
casting off and moving on
Mixed media and collage on canvas 36in x 48in

Pinapple with banana and tangerines
Painted in Nora's studio Spring 2008
oil on canvas 12in x 9in

Point Loma from Dog Beach in Coronado
Painted with sea water.
Watercolor on Gessoed Paper

Point Reyes hillside
Point Reyes, CA
Watercolor

Porcelain with Onions
Painted in Nora's studio Spring 2008
oil on canvas 11in x 14in

Presidio Park- Morning Sun
Honorable mention award, LJ 1st Annual Plein Air Show
Oil on board

Reeds
Mast Park in Santee
Watercolor 11in x 14in

Reflections
Mast Park in Santee
Watercolor 11in x 14in

San Diego River Estuary
The outlet from Quivera Way
Oil on canvas

San Elijo Lagoon
third in a series of three July 2008
oil on canvas 10in x 20in

San Elijo Lagoon
1st in a new series, my demo from July 2008
oil on canvas 12in x 12in

San Elijo Lagoon
second in a series of 3 paintings from July 2008
oil on canvas 9in x 12in

Seething
began on the evening on September 11, 2001
Mixed media and collage on canvas 36in x 48in

Sleeping Beauty
Torrey Pines State Park
oil on canvas 18in x 24in

Stormy Morning
Ocean Beach
oil on canvas 8in x 10in

Tecolote Canyon Sycamores
One of my favorite places in the canyon.
Acrylic on Canvas 30in x 40in

Tecolote Canyon Sycamores
Finished, though I got rid of that scruffy stuff in the foreground, and now I think I want it back. The color in this photo is not true to the painting
Acrylic on Canvas 30in x 40in

Teddy
UCSD Intermediate Drawing demo of blurred line
vine charcoal on paper 18in x 24in

Tenacity
Behind the Lodge at Torrey Pins
oil on canvas 14in x 11in

Torrey Pines sketch
Plein air class demonstration
Oil on Board

Unveiling
vulnerability and trust
Mixed media and collage on wood

Zion Canyon
looking downstream from the big sand bar
Oil on Canvas 36in x 48in

Zion Narrows
reflections
Oil on Canvas 24in x 48in

Clear Springs Trees Farm, Encinitas (sold)
Sold at Adam's Avenue Grill Show 2007
Acrylic on Canvas 30in x 40in

Maiden Voyage (sold)
Morgan and Andre
oil on canvas 8in x 10in

Mission Trails - Sketch (sold)
Near the Equestrian Center off Mast Blvd.
Oil on Board

Mission Trails looking east (sold)
From the collection of Eileen Ward
Oil on Board

Monaska Bay, Kodiak, Alaska (sold)
Grains of black sand are embedded in the paint from the windy day.
Acrylic on Canvas

Roses (sold)
Wet in wet technique.

San Diego River Estuary (sold)
Donated to San Diego River Park Silent Auction Sept. 2007
Oil on board

Torrey Pines July 2007 (sold)
Plein air class demonstration, finished in studio
Oil on Board

Virgin River (sold)
from the collection of Eileen Ward
36in x 48in