Christine Poulin was born in the small village of L'Orignal, in Eastern Ontario.  It is situated between Montreal and Ottawa and is a mostly French speaking region.   She grew up in the country, surrounded by nature...  (an absolute must for her) and from a very young age an interest for drawing and painting had started to be felt, urging her to express herself.   In fact, it's not really an interest, it’s more of an innate talent which is surfacing rapidly.  Creative ideas abound in so many ways and this talent expands when she reaches her teenage years.  It is translated via original paintings, not reproductions.  Still life, abstracts, lanscapes...  A little bit of everything.  It was a time for exploration when she expressed her emotions, her feelings, her states of mind and hardly touched the depths she now reaches.

Through high school and an introduction course in drawing, her interest seems to intensify even more.  This allows her to find that she doesn't really want to take any additional courses but instead wants to experiment by herself, invent and create.  She then decides to step into this wonderful world of creativity with her already developed skills and with those that will come to her.  She experiments with pottery, acrylic and oil painting, watercolor, wood carving, charcoal, dry and oil pastels, stainglass... etc.

During high school, this way of expressing herself is put aside but the ideas continue to erupt.  Many years go by and the need to create takes over, but this time, a style with a personal touch is emerging, a new identity is starting to take place.

The fascination she has for the different cultures, civilizations, traditions and religions is manifesting itself.  Her paintings are first of all an exploration of the civilizations that have set foot on this planet of ours.  This will to distinguish  herself, not to  follow anyone's footsteps, any pre-established movement, to constantly experiment, is growing and guiding her.  At this point and time, a new idea prevails :  creating  from this basis of fascination and will, her collection “Révélations”  is born.  Between 2000 and 2005, ancient calligraphies are used on canvas...  Messages of wisdom and enlightenment are transmitted.

From this fascination of the multiple cultures, civilizations and traditions, an evolution takes place in 2005 and 2006.  It's time for  “Inspiration Divine” to be born.  A personal evolution causes a transformation regarding creativity and the production of the next paintings.  Christine Poulin believes that her paintings are in fact an extension of self.  This is something she keeps repeating.  Her paintings are created from a basic premise :  a soul, a message must show through, must be felt.  Using various materials found on shelves and in nature, a very particular and unique final product is created combining relief, texture and reflection.  The texture changes on each of the paintings, it might change from being very subtle to being dominant on the same piece of art.  The relief is sometimes very noticeable and at other times is hardly evident.  Acrylic paint is preeminent.  Through all this, strokes of pastels and charcoals, golden, copper and silver leaves add the final touch.   Multiple coats of varnish are applied creating a mirror-like finish.

Through her art, Christine Poulin delivers the vision she has of this world we live in.  “Inspiration Divine”, is a representation of the beauty present everywhere around us and in us all.  A world where respect and love exist hand in hand even if they sometimes seem to be illusive.  Be conscious of the world you are creating for you have the power to create the most extraordinary and divine reality...  your own.

A message of Hope.  A message representing a world where the opening of the heart and the soul are simply the basic seeds and foundations of the World we wish to live in.  It is delivered to you through colors, light, brush strokes, relief, texture and reflection.  Let's adopt it and integrate it so that we can at last be part of it.

A voyage into the core of the human being and its real nature.  This artist invites you to see the World in a new way... The World of your dreams.

Bon voyage !