Christie Repasy
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Christie Repasy is an American floral artist
born in Maywood, California
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for friends and neighbors. Her first accomplishment was a high school art contest she won. She continued painting soft, French inspired roses on canvas and furniture. She started selling her pieces at the age of 28. Repasy's artistic career took off in the 1980s. Her talent was noticed and she appeared on "Style Network
," designer Rachel Ashwell
's Rachel Ashwell Shabby Chic television show. Her art began to be in demand and has sold to celebrities, including Barbra Streisand
. Her work has been compared to that of the famous artist Paul De Longpre
.
Her painted furniture and technique were featured in a cover story in Stampington Press' Somerset Home magazine's autumn 2010 issue. She has been featured in four issues of Romantic Homes Magazine, including the April 2000, February 2004, February 2009 and October 2010 issues, and mentioned in the March 2008 issue of Romantic Country Magazine In 2006, she was recognized in an article by the Orange County Register article in addition to being referenced in Today's Vintage.
Repasy incorporates her artistry inside her home, as seen in a feature article on HGTV
.com.
Canvas isn't Repasy's only medium. She paints floral designs on antique and vintage pieces of furniture she finds at flea markets, which become one-of-a-kind pieces of art.
Repasy's art has been shown at the Laguna Beach Art Festival and she took part in its 75th anniversary festival.
She regularly hosts Chateau de Fleurs, a quarterly marketplace of artisans at her home in Fallbrook, California
.
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
born in Maywood, California
Maywood, California
Maywood is a small city in southeast Los Angeles County, California. At , Maywood is the third-smallest incorporated city in Los Angeles County....
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About the Artist
Christie Repasy has been painting since she was in the second grade. By age 14 she was painting furnitureFurniture
Furniture is the mass noun for the movable objects intended to support various human activities such as seating and sleeping in beds, to hold objects at a convenient height for work using horizontal surfaces above the ground, or to store things...
for friends and neighbors. Her first accomplishment was a high school art contest she won. She continued painting soft, French inspired roses on canvas and furniture. She started selling her pieces at the age of 28. Repasy's artistic career took off in the 1980s. Her talent was noticed and she appeared on "Style Network
Style Network
The Style Network is an American cable television network based in Los Angeles.Owned by NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of General Electric and Comcast, its sister channels include E! Entertainment Television, USA Network, Syfy, G4, Golf Channel, and Versus, among others.-Network Overview:Style's...
," designer Rachel Ashwell
Rachel Ashwell
Rachel Ashwell , in Cambridge, England, is an author, designer and entrepreneur who was raised in London.-About:...
's Rachel Ashwell Shabby Chic television show. Her art began to be in demand and has sold to celebrities, including Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand
Barbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, actress, film producer and director. She has won two Academy Awards, eight Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, a Peabody Award, and is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy,...
. Her work has been compared to that of the famous artist Paul De Longpre
Paul de Longpré
Paul de Longpré , a French flower painter, worked mainly in the United States. He was born in Lyons, France, and was entirely self-taught. From his twelfth year he practiced successfully in Paris as a painter of fans. At 21 he first exhibited at the Salon...
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Her painted furniture and technique were featured in a cover story in Stampington Press' Somerset Home magazine's autumn 2010 issue. She has been featured in four issues of Romantic Homes Magazine, including the April 2000, February 2004, February 2009 and October 2010 issues, and mentioned in the March 2008 issue of Romantic Country Magazine In 2006, she was recognized in an article by the Orange County Register article in addition to being referenced in Today's Vintage.
Repasy incorporates her artistry inside her home, as seen in a feature article on HGTV
HGTV
HGTV , is a cable-television network operating in the United States and Canada, broadcasting a variety of home and garden improvement, maintenance, renovation, craft and remodeling shows...
.com.
Canvas isn't Repasy's only medium. She paints floral designs on antique and vintage pieces of furniture she finds at flea markets, which become one-of-a-kind pieces of art.
Repasy's art has been shown at the Laguna Beach Art Festival and she took part in its 75th anniversary festival.
She regularly hosts Chateau de Fleurs, a quarterly marketplace of artisans at her home in Fallbrook, California
Fallbrook, California
Fallbrook is an unincorporated community in northern San Diego County, California. The Fallbrook census-designated place population was 30,534 at the 2010 census, up from 29,100 at the 2000 census....
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