Interview with Christa Forest and giveaway.

Contest closed -
winners, Sandra Duvivier & Sarah Joyce Bryant

A few months ago I came across Christa's work online and fell in love with her goddesses series.
Strong expressive and empowering portraits.I had to invite her to teach on Kabostudio.
Today I want to invite you to know her a little more and present you some of her recent work. 
Read until the end for a chance to win a spot in her class; 
​Explore your inner goddess through mixed media with Christa Forrest

Tell us about your background,
on how you came to art?

Being a full time creator is my second career. I left a 20 year career in finance to pursue my passion five years ago and have not looked back. I have always been creative but I know this is what I wanted to do when I returned to painting. I knew this was my journey and I enjoy every second of it. My goal moving forward is to share my passion and journey with others to motivate them to create more along their creative journey.

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A Fact that not a lot of people know about you.

I am a huge sci-fi and horror movie fan. I have watched every Star Wars (more than once) and really love a good scary movie.  

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One medium you couldn't live without.

Well thats hard because I can never figure out a specific medium to focus on. But if I had to choose I couldn't live without my oil paints.

What being apart of an art community means to you?

I thrive off of others, especially their creativity. I enjoy taking art courses from other artists and joining their community - it helps me continue to grow and learn.  

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Do you ever have creative blocks? 
​If so, how do you get passed them?

​All the time. I will usually take a online art course and get inspired
​by someone else. That will always do the trick.   

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Do you persist at things even though you don't quite get it yet?  In other words, do you put yourself out of your comfort zone on purpose?

Yes, Yes, Yes! I am always determined to learn and keep learning.   Currently I am trying to conquer watercolors. It is so out of my comfort zone because its a process that is so different then what I am used to. It is taking me awhile to get it but I am learning.  

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What is your biggest motivation when it comes to art?

My biggest motivation is seeing others create their journey. I love sharing my process and creative journey with everyone and it motivates me to keep going when I have touched someone positively through art.

A revelation that made your art go to the next level?

I started out as a landscape artist. I love painting landscapes but I always felt like my art was missing something. I was always uncomfortable with painting faces but decided to take on the challenge and try my best to master it.   Something clicked though - my art had meaning, it told a story, there was feeling in it. I finally realized that I found my true journey with painting Goddesses. My art transformed into something rather than a simple painting of a landscape.  My style emerged and I finally felt like I found my true focus. I still paint landscapes though....

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Do you put a lot of thinking in a new piece, sketch, trial and error before plunging or do you dive head first and work more intuitively?

I find when I create with a plan, it never finishes the way I want it to. I find many of these end of in failure. However, when I approach a painting with an intuitive approach, my work is more successful. I have a general plan of what I want to do but I let the piece tell the story and let it develop as I go along.  Many times, the story shifts and moves in a totally different direction and I am ok with that. 

An activity or happy unrelated to art that makes you feel good.

I love to travel! It is something that I haven't been focusing on lately but this year will be different. I need it to inspire me and motivate me. I plan to travel somewhere at least once every month this year and incorporate that into my creative process! Stay tuned for my travel/art Vlog!!!

What's coming up for you?  

A whole lot! Again, a lot of traveling in the works so I plan to share my journey through travel and creativity in a Vlog on my Patreon site https://www.patreon.com/Creativesoulsart - so follow along with me there. I am also developing a  ton of new online courses on painting the face, oil painting, watercolor, pastel and a lot more.   

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