Christina Morrison

Photo by Tracy Leal.

I am a self-taught acrylic marine artist based in Victoria, BC, deeply inspired by boats and harbors. My greatest passions lie in tugs, vintage wooden boats, and working vessels of the West Coast. I cherish the stories and histories behind these boats, as well as the memories my art evokes in viewers.

In my latest endeavor, “The West Coast Tug Boat Project,” I aim to capture all the working tugboats of British Columbia’s coast—over 550 in total. Tugboats are essential to our island communities, and I aspire for these paintings to become a part of our maritime heritage.

This project involves collaboration with mariners and marine photographers, whose images I transform into paintings. Ultimately, I hope to compile a coffee table book featuring all the artworks, photographs, and information about the tugs. I’m always looking for reference photos that clearly show the boat names and are well-focused, and I will credit the photographers.