Paula Christen

About

I'm Paula Christen, a watercolor painter living and working in Winthrop, Washington — a small town tucked into the Methow Valley, where the light changes everything and no two seasons look alike. I've called this corner of the Pacific Northwest home for years, and I still catch my breath at the right moment on the right trail.

That feeling is what I paint.

I work seasonally and intentionally — painting the fleeting things: fall color before it peaks, winter's particular silence, the golden slant of a July afternoon. These landscapes aren't backdrop. They matter. And in a time when wild places are increasingly fragile, painting them feels like both a privilege and a responsibility.