Student of Life:
I find life has a way of translating itself through many portals: thought, travel, the many modalities of creative endeavors, and the art of expression. My name is Renée Christine Martine, and I am a 58-year-old abstract artist, sales associate, aspiring; novelist, and photographer, residing in Northern Montana.
Since I can remember, and if I was REALLY interested in something, I could easily parrot it—especially on the creative side. I find that I pick up on interests very quickly, and have since classified these abilities as intuitive translations. After some years of discounting talents I have always had, which were buried deeply under a blanket of parental fear-mongering, I finally just decided to accept it and go with it—listen, learn and translate in my own Renée way.
Most recently, I was featured in the 406 Woman’s Magazine (2pg-full spread), in their Fall 2023 publication. In short, the article, “The Accidental Artist, “was based on what ignited my story. In the spring of 2013, after the mysterious death of not only my brother, but his ex-wife (executed immediately following my brother, with a bullet to the head) followed by their 17 yr old son—all of which reside in a tiny town of 122 people just outside of Show Low AZ. After five years as the self-appointed DIY PI over these three deaths, I had to give up the search for someone to help me prove who was responsible for their demise and began creating acrylic pour art. Surprisingly, my art really took off. From the depths of sadness to a somewhat profitable artist—who knew.
In addition to my endeavors to out the person(s) responsible for my family’s untimely deaths, I also began writing a novel, called The Shaling, to ease the pain and fill the void. I’ve always had a fascination with writing, and with the Shaling it allowed me to take all this creative energy to a whole other level. I carefully selected the characters, using some of my favorite actors personalities to bring them to life. My constant curiosity with life and the intricacies and complex mechanics of all life and death fascinates me to no end—enters The Shaling.
I hope you will visit my art, photography, writings and blog pages for the latest and greatest. Thank you for stopping by.
