Christine Dessa

Christine Dessa is a self-taught artist of Indian origin, who has called Dubai her home for the last 20+ years. Art has been her passion since childhood and through decades of practice and self-learning later, she has evolved into the accomplished artist of today.

Christine enjoys combining real life and symbolism, allowing her subjects to emote and have their own voice. She incorporates realism juxtaposed against fantasy as a means of storytelling, allowing her viewers to connect with her art on a personal level.

Her forte is Watercolour Portraits, though her Landscapes are breathtaking and the Horses and Oceans she paints, require a special mention. Christine enjoys the beauty and magic of watercolours with its fluid dynamics and transparency. Working with this less forgiving medium has refined her painting skills a thousand fold. 

Her portraits are inspired from the many faces she sees every day, while her landscapes are created from memories of her travels around the world. Christine is most inspired to create when she sees a running horse, a dancer, or the movement of water in the form of the ocean, a wave or even a xxxxlet.