User:CaliforniaGirl101

Article Title: Becoming an artist

Written by Christina Hart

Hello friend, my name is Christina Hart. I’m an artist, I currently live in Folsom, California with my mom named Terri Liggett and my dog named Padma and my cat named Sierra. I make my own paintings. I’m planning to make & sell my own paintings. Working as an artist in Paris, France is one of my goals. I will try my hardest to pursue my goal of working as an artist in Paris, France. I was born in San Francisco, California on October 21st, 1991. I’m a transgender woman with autism. My name at birth was Xavier Liggett, my current name is Christina Hart and my dead name is Xavier Liggett. I was born a male but I now identify as a female. I legally changed and my name & Gender a few years after I graduated from high school. My passion and vision are to paint people, animals, and wilderness landscapes. I love to wear dresses with white or black tights and black ballet flats shoes. My favorite artist is a Dutch painter from Europe named Vincent Van Gogh. I taught myself how to draw while I was growing up as a kid. While I was a student in high school, I took 3D Design art classes and Drawing & Painting classes. I currently attend a film school for adults with disabilities in Sacramento, California and I take some art classes at my film school. Vincent Van Gogh and the art classes at my film school have inspired me to become an artist. I’m an animal lover and I also love the natural world.