Sebastopol, California

Cristina Hobbs is a painter based in rural Northern California. Surrounded by vineyards, fog, coastline, and open sky, her work begins with direct observation of the landscape but moves toward reduction.

Rather than describing a specific location, she translates place into layered planes of color, softened edges, and restrained gesture. Hills flatten into tonal bands. Reflections dissolve. Sky becomes atmosphere rather than backdrop.

The paintings hover between recognition and abstraction, emphasizing structure and spatial tension over detail.