Favorites

Sports:  Hockey

Teams:  Montreal Canadians

Athletes:  Guy Lafleur

Music/Bands:  Pop and Alternative Depeche Mode, Erasure and Scissor Sisters

Movies:  Wizard of Oz, It’s A Wonderful Life and Elizabeth I

Actors:  Katherine Hepburn, Jimmy Stewart, Lucille Ball, Helen Miram, and Johnny Depp

Painters:  Laura Muntz Lyall, Augustus John, David Hockney and Isabel McLaughlin

Sculptors:  Carl Milles, Emanuel Hahn and Elizabeth Bradford Holbrook

Books:  Reason for Hope

Hobbies:  Genealogy 

Games:  Scrabble

Foods:  Seafood and pasta

Colors:  Blue and Orange

Representation

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s)

How do I contact Christian? How do I get an Autograph?
Christian has monitored public e-mail address. You can write a letter to Christian at the following address:

   contact@christiancorbet.com

If you would like an autographed photo or line drawing, please include your mailing address. There is no fee. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery.

Does Christian have Myspace or Bebo?
No, he does not have any other official site.

What will be Christian's next project?
Christian is having a solo exhibition to be held on Guernsey Channel Island, UK in 2009 to benefit historic Priaulx Library. He is also having a solo benefit exhibition in Newfoundland and participating in a Group Exhibition in England. He has also recently accepted another facial reconstruction working with two Canadian Universities and the Ministry of National Defense. Results will be released by the Ministry of National Defense in 2009 as well as a Forensic Facial Reconstruction of an Egyptian Mummy for a major Museum in Canada. In addition Christian is completing a Forensic Analysis on poet and painter Denys Corbet (1826-1909) to include a bust, medallion and painting.

How do I contact the Canadian Portrait Academy?
They can be reached by emailing: info@canadianportraitacademy.com

How often does Christian go out painting? Where are his favorite spots?
He goes out as often as possible but not as much as he would like recently. His favorite spots are in the Polar Regions, Atlantic Coast and the English Channel.

Does Christian actually paint icebergs from life?

Yes, both from land and sea.

What is Christian's perfect day off?
He likes to relax with friends over a nice single malt scotch or champagne and bits.

Was Christian raised by his grandparents?
Yes, his paternal grandparents the late Alice Charlotte Gould and Alfred John Corbet. They were incredible supporters of his dreams.

Does Christian have a nickname?
Yes, “Sonny” (an ancestral childhood name) and “Winky” (a term of affection given to him by his late 2nd great aunt Phyllis Yorke).

What was Christian's favorite painting he has created?
He has a few however a mixed media portrait of his late Grandmother and the large principle portrait of author Margaret Atwood.

What was Christian's favorite sculpture he has created?
He has two, a portrait medallion of Col. George Stanley - Designer of the Canadian Flag and a bust of Dame Jane Goodall.

What is Christian's favorite painting by another artist?
He has two, Madonna with Angels by Laura Muntz Lyall. and Lady Ottoline Morrell by Augustus John

What is Christian's favorite sculpture by another artist?
He has three, Orpheus Fountain by Carl Milles, Crucifix by Emanuel Hahn and Emanuel Hahn by Elizabeth Bradford Holbrook

What is Christian's favorite holiday?
He has two, Christmas and New Year’s Eve

What does Christian like to do on his free time?
Study genealogy, historical research and reading.

What foreign cities has Christian visited?
Christian has traveled extensively having visited London, Paris, Munich, Vienna, Havana, Barbados, among many others. He has also traveled all of North America.

Where did Christian get his new glasses? Christian's glasses are far from being new in fact they were once owned and worn by his gr grandfather Gould ca. 1930's.

Is Christian married? Indeed Christian is married.

Does Christian have any children? No, Christian hasn't any children.

Favorite Quotes:

"I once told Dame Jane Goodall that I would love to paint her in the nude but that I would be afraid I would catch a cold!" - Christian Corbet 2000

"When one buys some of my artwork I hope it is because they will wish to learn from it and not because they think it will match their drapes." - Christian Corbet 1997