About the Artist

Christine Jaramillo Bass was born in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado, USA. She was sixth

among nine brothers and sisters, and spent her primary and high school years growing up in the

small mining town, Silverton, Colorado. She attended Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado.

As far back as she can remember, Christine loved all artistic endeavors that were available to her,

and spent as much of her free time as possible roaming the mountains, absorbing the grandeur

of nature's scenic beauty.

Her romance with the landscape began with the wind whispering through the spruce trees, the

heavy laden winter snows and the fresh renewing spirit of spring; their changing beauty

continues to inspire her to capture their spirit in paint. The rural scenes of Virginia have now 

entered that dance, where she now lives with her special fur baby Laddie.

Today, Christine has one son, two daughters, seven grandchildren and four great grand

children. She has worked as the San Juan County, CO EMS Director, the San Juan

County, CO Deputy Coroner, and is currently a Chiropractic  Office Manager

in Roanoke, Virginia.

Though she has studied with master artist, Johannes Vloothuis, Lena Ballot and Alain Picard,  Christine 

is primarily a self-taught artist with acritical eye for perfection. Her artwork is a unique 

blend of scenic perspectives that lean toward the impressionistic but yet are so realistic

that the viewer feels a need to become a part of the scene.

Christine's unique flair for compositions of subject matter, her subtle blending of pastel 

colors, and her extraordinary talent for producing depths of field are 

truly heartwarming and pleasing to the eye. One cannot help being drawn into the scenes

as the mind visualizes the stories that surely must have inspired the pastel works of art 

that are Christine's exceptional talent.

She has won multiple awards for her miniature art work and was invited by the

American Artist Collectors Magazine to be included in the 2019 miniature art section. In February 2023

she was voted into the Miniature Artist of America as a signature member. The Cider Painters of America welcomed her as a signature member March 2024. 

Christine's mastery of pastels may be viewed by contacting her at [email protected] , on her website at: http://cbassart.com/, or on Facebook.

ARTIST STATEMENT:  I endeavor to not only share the beauty of the world around us through my art, but to engage the viewer by inviting them into the painting. I want them to pull up their own memories of similar places and relive the experiences of the smells and sounds and the feelings they had. I hope they come away with some of the feelings I have when I am outdoors and enjoying the landscape around me. I hope my artwork gives them that same peace and happiness of heart that I feel.

AWARDS ( I will update these someday!)
2019
2nd place in Landscapes, MPSGS International Miniature Art Show, Washington D.C
Best Pastel Cider Painters of American, International Miniature Art Show.

2018
2nd Place Pastel, MPSGS International Miniature Art Show, Washington D.C.  
1st Place Pastel, Seaside Art Gallery, Nags Head, NC
Honorable Mention North American Miniature Art show; Baltimore, MD. 

2017
3rd Place Landscapes,  Florida Miniature Art Society Miniature Art Show, Clearwater, FL. 
1 st Place Pastels, Art Gallery of Fells Point, 34th North American Miniature Exhibition
3rd Place Pastels, MPSGS International Miniature Art Show, Washington D.C.
1st Place Pastels Sea Side Art Gallery Miniature Art show, Nags Head, NC  
Honorable mention, Heartland Miniature Art Show, Kansas.

2016
Honorable Mention Pastel Miniature Art Show, Washington, D.C.
3rd place pastel Sea Side Art Gallery Miniature Art show, Nags Head, NC

2015
1st place
Pastels International Miniature art show, Washington, D.C. 
Best Pastel, Miniature art show, Nags Head, N. C. 
 

2014
2nd place Pastels International Miniature art show, Washington, D.C. 
Best Pastel, Miniature art show, Nags Head, N. C. 
Honorable Mention, Miniature art show, Grand Island, NE 
1st Place Beliveau Lavender Festival, Blacksburg, VA
3rd Place Pastel, League of Roanoke Artists, Roanoke, VA
2nd place pastel, Smith Mountain Lake Art Show, other media (pastel)

2013 
Linda Hall Memorial Award, League of Roanoke Artists, Roanoke, VA. 
Second place, Smith Mountain Lake Art Show, other media (pastel) 

2012 
Ist Place Pastels, League of Roanoke Artists, Roanoke, VA 
2nd Place Pastels, Smith Mountain Lake Art Show 

2011 
Judges Merit Award, pastels, Smith Mountain Lake Art show.