Ethereal Blues

Blue is the colour of intuition, inspiration and inner peace. This hand-painted artwork is inspired by the Blue Mountains Region of Australia where this Artist lives and creates and in this creation she dwells upon its serenity and contentment, which drew her to this region some twenty years ago.

This colourful one-of-a-kind contemporary painting has a lux finish. The painting which suggests bursts of flowers, was created using various techniques combined to ensure flow and merging of colours, to create interesting patterns and interactions of emerging tones. This creates an added dimension which can’t be replicated. A gorgeous variety of pigments were used including metallics , copper, turquoise, blues, yellow and soft greens. Soft brush strokes flow down through the painting in a glazed, abstract impressionist style.
The metallic gold notes reflect the shifting light beautifully really bringing the painting to life. The painting is painted with blackened edges all round for a smart modern finish.

This artwork is created in intense professional grade alcohol inks, enhanced with copper metallics, hand-painted onto premium grade art canvas. The painting has received several layers of protective UV varnishes.

It has an inner timber frame, the canvas is stretched and gallery-wrapped. It has d-rings and wire at the rear and is ready to hang.

This stunning painting has a been signed discretely on the front. It will be also delivered with the Artist's Certificate of Authenticity.
MORE ABOUT THIS ARTIST. If you click on Christine’s profile photo here you will be shown all of her current artwork for sale!
Christine Hyde is an award-winning, contemporary visual artist with a studio and boutique gallery in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. Christine Hyde has had numerous solo exhibitions and many of her artworks hang internationally. Her full bio can be found on her Bluethumb profile on this site. Christine is a Bluethumb Featured Artist.

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Christine is a contemporary painter, occasional art judge and art curator, who lives on Gundungurra and Dharug land, creating art in her bush studio and attached gallery in the beautiful Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. When you browse Christine's art you will discover it is intuitive, sensual and colourful and underpinned by her love of strong expressive drawing and blending. Christine paints primarily in acrylics and inks and use substrates of artist quality papers, canvas and professional art boards.

Christine's sold and commissioned paintings hang in private homes and offices around Australia, in the United Kingdom, France, USA , Germany, The Phillipines and Japan.

Christine is the recipient of prestigious art awards, peoples’ choice awards and prizes. Most recently Christine received the prestigious Camden Art Prize 2026 Committee’s Special Award was a Finalist in the St Columba Art Prize 2025.

Christine has held successful solo exhibitions most recently at Gallery NWC in Katoomba and at the historic Braemar Gallery in Springwood. She has also shown at Plane Tree Gallery, Gallery One88 Fine Arts, Everglades House, Nolan-On-Lovel Gallery and The Norman Lindsay Gallery & Museum Café

“While I have done many things in life so far, studying, working and travelling extensively, I truly think I was born to paint! I get great joy from creating and more so when my art is appreciated and sought by viewers and collectors. I am so fortunate to live and create in the World Heritage Listed Area of The Blue Mountains, and take most of my inspirations from its natural environs and my own sprawling Studio gardens,

I enjoy being an active member of the vibrant Blue Mountains arts community. I volunteer at my local art gallery and enjoy giving back to the arts community in that way. I have run art classes for 10 years and have been requested by art societies to provide workshops, demonstrations and to judge their exhibitions. I have also curated a number of Public Gallery and Art Society Exhibitions.