We are honored to have the amazing photo-realistic wine art of Eric Christensen hanging in Marcus Ashley Gallery. Patron's of our gallery are amazed that each original is watercolor. Hanging in your home, people will feel the same way...amazed. Eric calls his style "hyper-realism". You can even see stunningly detailed reflections of the scene in each wine glass.

We are lucky that Eric Christensen lives close to Lake Tahoe. He comes to Marcus Ashley Gallery for a "Meet the Artist" event every year. Call one of our professional Art Consultants today to reserve your Christensen painting. At this year's event Eric will be doing an Original Sketch on the back of each painting. He can wish you a Happy Anniversary and make the year on the wine bottle, the year you were married. Eric allows you, the owner of the painting to help him choose what the sketch should be.

We look forward to helping you today.
Read the artist's biography

Eric Christensen began painting professionally in 1992. Since that time he has enjoyed amazing success and a growing reputation as a celebrated Wine Country Artist. Self-taught, he invented a watercolor technique that allows him to create images of vibrant color that go beyond the look and depth of a high quality photograph.

Christensen now finds himself unique in his field. In fact he is the only known artist capable of hyperrealism through the use of standard watercolor.

Christensen began to develop his interest in painting, as well as botany, classical music, and gourmet cooking as a child in Salt Lake City, Utah. Over time he has acquired a commanding knowledge in each of these fields, which has blended to make him a preeminent artist of today. In addition to his interests, Christensen also derives inspiration from the wine country surrounding his home which is invariably portrayed in his paintings. As Christensen asserts, “it’s about the lifestyle”.

Once he realized that he could concentrate his passion for painting into a career, Christensen opened his own Art Gallery in Yountville, California, a small picturesque town in the heart of the Napa Valley. This venture proved very successful, netting Christensen exposure in national magazines and newspapers and a national television spot on “WINE COUNTRY LIVING”. Christensen however, decided to close his gallery in 2003, allowing him to devote his full attention to painting. Christensen continues to paint stunning images that remind us of the Wine Country lifestyle and delight those who collect his art. He now offers his extraordinary artwork in galleries throughout the US.

Christensen’s “wine art” begins where most contemporary wine artists leave off. Eric loves to capture the romance of the wine country, which he points out, “is so much more than just the wine”. Collectors of Christensen’s art typically own several of his creations and enjoy the varied themes they portray; lifelike landscapes and intimate still life paintings that incorporate a variety of elements including food, flowers or fruit with appropriate background settings.
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