Paoli Pascal

Amy Christie was born in Leicestershire in 1977. She graduated from the University of East Anglia with a BA Honors in language, literature and art. She was awarded international diplomas in languages and translation from a year studying at the University of Corsica Pasquale Paoli. She traveled extensively throughout her teens and 20s, often traveling alone or working in a country to fully immerse herself in the culture. Christie spent the first eight years of her career as a translator of French and Italian, with her artwork taking a backseat due to time constraints. However, a move to Cornwall in 2010 led to a shift in career to art publishing and also afforded her the time to take up her brushes again and develop her style and technique. Christie says, “While foreign languages were an integral part of my life, my long-standing obsession with art grew in intensity until the inevitable happened and I began translating not words onto paper, but ideas and emotions onto canvas. Over the years, I’ve spent a great deal of time in Italy studying beautiful yet time-worn frescoes and paintings, which ignited a passion for recreating an ancient look. The overall effect in my work is a painting that appears to have been subjected to time’s ravaging hands, but has the vibrancy and clarity of a modern piece.”