Christine Stoughton
"Before you became a cloud, you were an ocean…"
Thich Nhat Hanh
Clouds and Other Fleeting Moments
Creating art involves turning a creative impulse into action, transitioning from concept to the creation of the art object. Eastern philosophy, with its honoring of the simple and its focus on change with mindfulness in the present, is a guiding principle for me. My career as a psychologist and teacher and experience as a mother have taught me that life is about adjusting to change and acknowledging impermanence. Thus, the capturing of the ephemeral is essential to my art.
Close observation of the transformation that is inherent in nature, and my interaction with this natural environment, influence my art. The way plants change their form as they grow, the movement of clouds, wind, water, and the rhythm of light and shadow, inform my work.
The work is often presented in an informal manner with the intent of emphasizing the aesthetics of the everyday. I prefer to use simple, easily accessible, and often natural objects as my materials. The goal is always to maintain the integrity of the material while transforming it in a manner that allows the artist and the viewer to experience it in a new and often surprising way. The materials used, the lines drawn, the images portrayed, often have the expressive quality of fragility and vulnerability. The challenge for this artist is to express an emotional sensitivity in the work, while maintaining a substance, an "Itness" that allows it to withstand the passing of time. This challenge reflects my view of human development, the need to remain emotionally open while being strong enough to go the distance.
Strung Along #2, ink monotype, 11.5" x 12" SOLD
Thich Nhat Hanh
Clouds and Other Fleeting Moments
Creating art involves turning a creative impulse into action, transitioning from concept to the creation of the art object. Eastern philosophy, with its honoring of the simple and its focus on change with mindfulness in the present, is a guiding principle for me. My career as a psychologist and teacher and experience as a mother have taught me that life is about adjusting to change and acknowledging impermanence. Thus, the capturing of the ephemeral is essential to my art.
Close observation of the transformation that is inherent in nature, and my interaction with this natural environment, influence my art. The way plants change their form as they grow, the movement of clouds, wind, water, and the rhythm of light and shadow, inform my work.
The work is often presented in an informal manner with the intent of emphasizing the aesthetics of the everyday. I prefer to use simple, easily accessible, and often natural objects as my materials. The goal is always to maintain the integrity of the material while transforming it in a manner that allows the artist and the viewer to experience it in a new and often surprising way. The materials used, the lines drawn, the images portrayed, often have the expressive quality of fragility and vulnerability. The challenge for this artist is to express an emotional sensitivity in the work, while maintaining a substance, an "Itness" that allows it to withstand the passing of time. This challenge reflects my view of human development, the need to remain emotionally open while being strong enough to go the distance.
Christine Stoughton Resume
Christine Stoughton's solo exhibition, Clouds and Other Fleeting Moments, is on view March 12 - April 6, 2025.
Tour & Talk with Christine Stoughton
Night Falls, monotype & collage, 23.75" x 10.25" x 3" Available
A Balmy Day, monotype, lithography & collage, 9" x 5" Available
August Clouds #1, charcoal, 8.5" x 12" Available
August Clouds #2, charcoal, 8.5" x 12" Available
Blue room on a Rainy Day, aquatint etching with chine collé, 11" x 9" Available
Grandmother's Garden, collagraph, monotype & collage, 19" x 9" Available
In the Clouds, monotype & collage on panel, 4" x 4" Available
On the Edge of Memory: The Wedding Gown, mixed media on panel, 12" x 12" Available
Portal, charcoal, ink & collage, 25" x 15" Available
Raindrops, sumi ink, mulberry paper & bamboo, 9' x 17.5" Available
Sunset's Veil, monotype & collage on panel, 4" x 4" Available
The Passing, monotype, image transfer & collage on panel, 4" x 4" SOLD
The End of Day, monotype, image transfer & collage on panel, 4" x 4" SOLD
October's Petals, monotype & collage, 26.5" x 19.5" SOLD
Solace, clematis vines, willow, twine & satin ribbon, 30" x 14" x 16" Available
Swish, monotype, lithograph & collage, 4.75" x 5" Available
The Back Fence, monotype, 4.5" x 27" Available
The See Within, monotype, carborundum & collage, 8" x 6" SOLD
Through the Chapel Window, monotype, 8" x 20" Available
Sky and Sea, sumi ink, 24" x 25" Available
The Storm, lithograph, ink & collage, 9" x 15.5" Available
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Christine Stoughton's previous solo exhibition was held October 11 - November 5, 2023. A selection of works from that exhibition are available as indicated below. For inquiries on all other works shown, please Contact Us.
Tour & Talk with Christine Stoughton 2023
Winter, woodcut with monotype and mixed media collage, 72" x 11"
Spring, woodcut with monotype and mixed media collage, 72" x 11"
Summer, woodcut with monotype and mixed media collage, 72" x 11"
Autumn, woodcut with monotype and mixed media collage, 72" x 11"
Awakening, assemblage with paper clay sculpture and mixed media, 13.75" x 13" x 5" Available
Puffball Conversations, ink monotype on Stonehenge and mulberry paper, 9.5" x 16.25"
String Theory, graphite powder and pencil on mulberry paper with cork, paper yarn and pushpins on wood panel, 12" x 12" x 2" Available
July 4, graphite powder on Arches paper on wood panel, 12" x 12" x 2" SOLD
July 4, #2, graphite powder on Arches paper, 16" x 12" Available
Beach Grasses, mixed media on illustration board, 32" x 13.5"
Cascading, ink monotype on mulberry on illustration board, 40" x 12.5"
Knotting Water, ink monotype on mulberry on illustration board, 40" x 12.5"
Swirling, ink monotype on mulberry on illustration board, 33" x 12.5"
Morning's Glory, graphite on Stonehenge paper, 28" x 22"
Our Plan(e)t Needs Care, graphite on scorched paper mounted on banana paper, 28" x 22" x .5" Available
Remembering, graphite on teabag collage on wood panel, 12" x 8" x 1.5"
Reflection, encaustic and oil stick on wood, 6" x 15.75" x .75"
Waterfall, ink monotype on mulberry on illustration board, 6.5" x 24.5"
Night's Garden, ink monotype with oil stick on Stonehenge paper with cork and pushpins on wood panel 9" x 6" Available
Puff Balls, mixed media on panel, 12" x 9" Available
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Christine Stoughton's previous solo exhibition was presented June 1 - 26. 2022.
Nature's Imperative, mixed media on canvas, 40" x 30"
Unfurling, mixed media on canvas, 40" x 30"
Land and Sea, monotype with chine collé, 14.75" x 11"
Nature's Scaffold, ink on teabag with collage, 23.75" x 5.75"
Undersong, monotype on teabags with collage on mulberry paper, 7" x 24.75"
Rising, monotype & graphite on paper, 22.25" x 12"
Rain #1, graphite & charcoal on frosted Mylar, 35"x 19.25"
Rain #2, graphite & charcoal on frosted Mylar, 36"x 17.5"
Wooed by the Moon, collagraph with charcoal on paper, 12.75"x 12.75"
And the Beanstalk, monotype with collage overlay on paper, 17.75" x 4"
Enveloping, monotype woodcut & chine collé on paper, 20"x 9.5"
Native Halo, curly willow, fiber & wire, 25" diameter
Lauder's Ladders, walking stick, wire & abaca, 36" - 50" x 2" - 7" x 3" - 6"
From Protection and Escape Series, wood, wire, rope & abaca, 3" - 7"
Specimen from Protection and Escape Series, 5" x 3"
Beach Chaff, mixed media drawing, 30" x 22"
Winter White, monotype on sculpted paper, 37" x 25"
Winter Notation #2, monotype on teabags collage with silk threads, 15" x 12" SOLD
Lyrical Ladder, vine, wire, Abaca handmade paper, 36" x 72" x 48" SOLD
Sleeping Beauty, wood, wire, mixed media drawing, lights, glitter, mirror, plexiglass, 21" x 9" x 7" SOLD
The answer my friend is..., collaged drawing with mixed media on Asian papers, 24" x 28" SOLD
Native Halo, curly willow, wire, dyed burlap rope, 23" x 24" x 9" SOLD
Christine Stoughton's solo exhibition, Clouds and Other Fleeting Moments, is on view March 12 - April 6, 2025.
Tour & Talk with Christine Stoughton
Night Falls, monotype & collage, 23.75" x 10.25" x 3" Available
A Balmy Day, monotype, lithography & collage, 9" x 5" Available
August Clouds #1, charcoal, 8.5" x 12" Available
August Clouds #2, charcoal, 8.5" x 12" Available
Blue room on a Rainy Day, aquatint etching with chine collé, 11" x 9" Available
Grandmother's Garden, collagraph, monotype & collage, 19" x 9" Available
In the Clouds, monotype & collage on panel, 4" x 4" Available
On the Edge of Memory: The Wedding Gown, mixed media on panel, 12" x 12" Available
Portal, charcoal, ink & collage, 25" x 15" Available
Raindrops, sumi ink, mulberry paper & bamboo, 9' x 17.5" Available
Sunset's Veil, monotype & collage on panel, 4" x 4" Available
The Passing, monotype, image transfer & collage on panel, 4" x 4" SOLD
The End of Day, monotype, image transfer & collage on panel, 4" x 4" SOLD
October's Petals, monotype & collage, 26.5" x 19.5" SOLD
Solace, clematis vines, willow, twine & satin ribbon, 30" x 14" x 16" Available
Swish, monotype, lithograph & collage, 4.75" x 5" Available
The Back Fence, monotype, 4.5" x 27" Available
The See Within, monotype, carborundum & collage, 8" x 6" SOLD
Through the Chapel Window, monotype, 8" x 20" Available
Sky and Sea, sumi ink, 24" x 25" Available
The Storm, lithograph, ink & collage, 9" x 15.5" Available
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Christine Stoughton's previous solo exhibition was held October 11 - November 5, 2023. A selection of works from that exhibition are available as indicated below. For inquiries on all other works shown, please Contact Us.
Tour & Talk with Christine Stoughton 2023
Winter, woodcut with monotype and mixed media collage, 72" x 11"
Spring, woodcut with monotype and mixed media collage, 72" x 11"
Summer, woodcut with monotype and mixed media collage, 72" x 11"
Autumn, woodcut with monotype and mixed media collage, 72" x 11"
Awakening, assemblage with paper clay sculpture and mixed media, 13.75" x 13" x 5" Available
Puffball Conversations, ink monotype on Stonehenge and mulberry paper, 9.5" x 16.25"
String Theory, graphite powder and pencil on mulberry paper with cork, paper yarn and pushpins on wood panel, 12" x 12" x 2" Available
July 4, graphite powder on Arches paper on wood panel, 12" x 12" x 2" SOLD
July 4, #2, graphite powder on Arches paper, 16" x 12" Available
Beach Grasses, mixed media on illustration board, 32" x 13.5"
Cascading, ink monotype on mulberry on illustration board, 40" x 12.5"
Knotting Water, ink monotype on mulberry on illustration board, 40" x 12.5"
Swirling, ink monotype on mulberry on illustration board, 33" x 12.5"
Morning's Glory, graphite on Stonehenge paper, 28" x 22"
Our Plan(e)t Needs Care, graphite on scorched paper mounted on banana paper, 28" x 22" x .5" Available
Remembering, graphite on teabag collage on wood panel, 12" x 8" x 1.5"
Reflection, encaustic and oil stick on wood, 6" x 15.75" x .75"
Waterfall, ink monotype on mulberry on illustration board, 6.5" x 24.5"
Night's Garden, ink monotype with oil stick on Stonehenge paper with cork and pushpins on wood panel 9" x 6" Available
Puff Balls, mixed media on panel, 12" x 9" Available
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Christine Stoughton's previous solo exhibition was presented June 1 - 26. 2022.
Nature's Imperative, mixed media on canvas, 40" x 30"
Unfurling, mixed media on canvas, 40" x 30"
Land and Sea, monotype with chine collé, 14.75" x 11"
Nature's Scaffold, ink on teabag with collage, 23.75" x 5.75"
Undersong, monotype on teabags with collage on mulberry paper, 7" x 24.75"
Rising, monotype & graphite on paper, 22.25" x 12"
Rain #1, graphite & charcoal on frosted Mylar, 35"x 19.25"
Rain #2, graphite & charcoal on frosted Mylar, 36"x 17.5"
Wooed by the Moon, collagraph with charcoal on paper, 12.75"x 12.75"
And the Beanstalk, monotype with collage overlay on paper, 17.75" x 4"
Enveloping, monotype woodcut & chine collé on paper, 20"x 9.5"
Native Halo, curly willow, fiber & wire, 25" diameter
Lauder's Ladders, walking stick, wire & abaca, 36" - 50" x 2" - 7" x 3" - 6"
From Protection and Escape Series, wood, wire, rope & abaca, 3" - 7"
Specimen from Protection and Escape Series, 5" x 3"
Beach Chaff, mixed media drawing, 30" x 22"
Winter White, monotype on sculpted paper, 37" x 25"
Winter Notation #2, monotype on teabags collage with silk threads, 15" x 12" SOLD
Lyrical Ladder, vine, wire, Abaca handmade paper, 36" x 72" x 48" SOLD
Sleeping Beauty, wood, wire, mixed media drawing, lights, glitter, mirror, plexiglass, 21" x 9" x 7" SOLD
The answer my friend is..., collaged drawing with mixed media on Asian papers, 24" x 28" SOLD
Native Halo, curly willow, wire, dyed burlap rope, 23" x 24" x 9" SOLD
Strung Along #2, ink monotype, 11.5" x 12" SOLD