A Pause in Time — Christina Dobbs

—By Leora Armstrong Published On: October 1st, 2025

https://mainstreetmag.com/a-pause-in-time-christina-dobbs/

2025

I’m proud to have been featured in Main Street Magazine recently; interviewed by Leora Armstrong in discussion around my artistic process, inspiration and life.

Here’s an extract…

‘Which leads me to ask: what motivates your practice?’

For me, making work is like an itch that must be scratched. When I see the potential in a photograph, or when I witness a moment that prompts me to take one, I sense the possibility of creating something unusual. That spark is what excites me about life.

‘Have you always painted?’

I returned to painting later in life, though I have always been creative. It was only after moving to London that I truly had the opportunity to focus on it. Honestly, the weather was so bleak that I made a New Year’s resolution to take either a painting or writing class to get through the winter.