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  • Christmas Objects
    "Christmas Objects”, ink on recycled paper (240gm), 20 cm x 26 cm, 2014 This illustration shows an arrangement of objects collected over the years by my mother. Most of them are handmade or homemade, like my grandmother's tablecloth, as well as the liquors and preserves shared with us by friends.
  • Cherub
    Cherub,Engraving on linolium printed with non-toxic ink on recycled paper, 240gr, 15.5 x 20cm, 2021 COS
  • The Road to the Church of Prophet Elias, Kavala, Greece, 30 x 25 cm, oil on linen, 2018
    Description The Road to the Church of Prophet Elias, Kavala, Greece, 30 x 25 cm, oil on linen, 2018 Painted on site from May through August, 2018. The uphill roads in the city-town of Kavala, the hometown of my mother, in Northern Greece (ancient Macedonia), wind their way to the church of the Prophet Ilias. 10% of each sale is dedicated to the Orthodox Church or IOCC - International Orthodox Christian Charities.

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  • «Ο Δρόμος για τον Πρ. Ηλία», Καβάλα, 30 * 25, εκ. λάδι σε λίνο, 2018 λεπτομέρεια
  • Over the summer I worked close to the fishermen at the bay of Baltisa in order to capture the late-afternoon light on their boats. Painted on site * 10% of proceeds go to refugee relief through the Greek Orthodox Church. "Καΐκια Αραγμένα, [στο Καβουράκι]", Μπάλτιζα, Πόρτο Χέλι, λάδι σε μουσαμά, 50 x 70 εκ, 2017 Ένα καλοκαίρι μέρα πάρα μέρα δούλευα τα απογεύματα κοντά στους ψαράδες στο λιμανάκι της Μπάλτιζας για να πιάσω το φώς πάνω στα καΐκια τους.

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  • Seascape, Glyfada, 30 x 60 cm, oil on canvas, 2015
    Seascape, Glyfada, 30 x 60 cm, oil on canvas, 2015 This paintings depicts a typical weekend view as sailboats on the sea front of Glyfada in the Mediterranean Sea coast make their way back to the main port of Piraeus. Painted on site/en plein air * 10% of proceeds go to refugee relief through the Greek Orthodox Church.

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  • A Portrait Of Lorraine
    A Portrait Of Lorraine Houston, TX, oil on canvas, 2015 painted from life
  • Sunset, Houston, TX, Oil on canvas, 46 cm x 61 cm, 2016
    "Sunset," Houston, TX Oil on canvas, 46 cm x 61 cm or 18 x 24 in, 2016 Sunset over Houston in the summer months is a show of colors.
  • The View from the boulder at the church dedicated to Prophet Elias – east view, Kavala, 41 x 51 cm, oil on canvas, 2019
    "The View from the boulder at the Church Dedicated to Prophet Elias – East View," Kavala, 41 x 51 cm, oil on canvas, 2019 Painted on site, August – September, 2019

    King James Bible 
 Psalm 27.4 One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple.

  • Compositions in the Greek Landscape 2019 COS, Kavala
    Compositions in the Greek Landscape 2019 COS, Kavala

  • Healing Illustrations Series Public Art Project by COS
  • Mount Athos Clasp Duffle Bag (S)
  • Flower Of Life Digital
  • Shahada Digital
  • Hymn
  • Healing Illustrations Series Public Art Project by COS
  • Mount Athos Clasp Duffle Bag (S)
  • Flower Of Life Digital
  • Shahada Digital
  • Hymn
  • Healing Illustrations Series Public Art Project by COS

    Healing Illustrations Series by Christine Olga Smith

    I would also like to communicate compassion and understanding towards women in the Middle East and the Mediterranean and their families who have faced an illness such as breast cancer. Aside from issues of social inequality, these regions have been going through much political and social unrest, and believe that I have the ability to help shed light on the rich cultural history of these places through my work in a setting removed from its original context while providing more insight into Islam, the Arab World, Orthodoxy, the Mediterranean and how they are culturally related.¹

    The illustrated prints will be depicting women, children and families mainly in the Middle East, but also the Mediterranean. This series consisting of eight pictures, approximately one meter high each, will be exhibited in a public setting, with the final setting being in a hospital. Through each piece my goal is to convey elements from these societies unique and elaborate cultural traditions, as well as universal imagery, texts and symbolism associated with spirituality. 

    Οι εικονογραφημένες εκτυπώσεις θα απεικονίζουν γυναίκες, παιδιά και οικογένειες κυρίως στη Μέση Ανατολή, αλλά και στη Μεσόγειο. Αυτή η σειρά αποτελούμενη από οκτώ εικόνες, ύψους περίπου ενός μέτρου η καθεμιά, θα εκτίθεται σε δημόσιο χώρο, με τελικό σκηνικό σε νοσοκομείο.

    Μέσα από κάθε κομμάτι ο στόχος μου είναι να μεταφέρω στοιχεία από αυτές τις κοινωνίες μοναδικές και περίτεχνες πολιτιστικές παραδόσεις, καθώς και εικόνες, κείμενα και συμβολισμούς που σχετίζονται με την πνευματικότητα.

    Θα ήθελα επίσης να επικοινωνήσω τη συμπόνια και την κατανόηση προς των γυναικών της Μέση Ανατολής και τη Μεσογείου και των οικογενειών τους που αντιμετώπισαν μια ασθένεια όπως τον καρκίνο. Εκτός από τα ζητήματα κοινωνικής ανισότητας, αυτές οι περιοχές έχουν περάσει από πολιτικές και κοινωνικές αναταραχές και πιστεύω ότι μπορώ να βοηθήσω να φωτίσω την πλούσια πολιτιστική ιστορία αυτών των τόπων μέσα από το έργο μου σε ένα περιβάλλον που απομακρύνθηκε από το αρχικό της πλαίσιο ενώ παρέχοντας περισσότερες γνώσεις για το Ισλάμ, τον Αραβικό Κόσμο, την Ορθοδοξία, τη Μεσόγειο και το πώς σχετίζονται πολιτιστικά. ​​​​​​​

    All proceeds from sales of my Angel Backpack, iPad and iPhone cases on Society 6 also go towards my Healing Illustrations Series project. Donate at: paypal.me/BlueFigArt

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  • Mount Athos Clasp Duffle Bag (S)

    Donation: $70 via paypal: Blue Fig Art, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. The design comes from a belt buckle with fan stitching from Mount Athos in Greece. (19th C.) 50% of proceeds from this series go to my public art project Healing Illustrations.

      To Order: Mount Athos Sacred Clasp Duffle

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  • Flower Of Life Digital

    The Flower of Life 1 of 8 posters from "Healing Illustrations", 42 x 29 cm, tools: Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, 2019 This poster may be purchased; proceeds go towards my public art project, Healing Illustrations Donation: $20 via paypal: Blue Fig Art, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. The Flower of Life is a symbol traditionally depicted in Arabic embroidery, but also in Eastern religions, such as Buddhism.  The center of the flower shows an angel praying, from Byzantine depictions of the saints, and the four corners show kneeling angels in prayer inspired by Chinese painting. Surrounding the flower is a chain of women from different cultures holding hands. 

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  • Shahada Digital

    Shahada 1 of 8 posters from "Healing Illustrations", 42 x 29 cm, tools: Adobe Photoshop, 2018 This poster may be purchased; proceeds go towards my public art project, Healing Illustrations Donation: $20 via paypal: Blue Fig Art, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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  • Hymn

    "Hymn" 1 of 8 posters from "Healing Illustrations", 42 x 29 cm, tools: Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator, 2021 This poster may be purchased; proceeds go towards my public art project, Healing Illustrations Donation: $20 via paypal: Blue Fig Art, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Here is a mother or sister playing the Middle Eastern guitar, called Oud, which is similar to the Greek Bouzouki and sheep and goats, or a flock in the desert look on under the starry night sky. The animals are taken from life-drawings in our village in Northern Greece.

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