# ![@christinacruzart Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:tiktok::7030255016905606191.png) @christinacruzart christina cruz

christina cruz posts on TikTok about art, paint, in the, has been the most. They currently have [------] followers and [--] posts still getting attention that total [-----] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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"i want to share the story of this- my father is a Cuban American and it took showing him another Cuban Cesar Santos to convince him of letting me study art full time at an atelier. Cesar and his wonderful wife Valentina make youtube videos on art packed with helpful information so i showed my dad his videos as well as a mini documentary on yt of Cesar's life and how he studied at an atelier not a college. convincing my dad of a non traditional route wasn't easy but he was so impressed by Cesar's work that he let and helped me attend a school full time for a year. so while being a student i"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7167901955812232494)  2022-11-20T01:20Z 66.2K followers, [----] engagements


"after editing this tiktok it helped me see a lot of the differences in my study and the original so brb about to go fix lol #art #painting #mastercopy #oilpainting #johnsingersargent #fyp"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7197956510792617259)  2023-02-09T01:07Z 64.7K followers, 99.9K engagements


"favorite face to struggle to capture #art #artist #drawing #fyp being an artist and having a boyfriend means you have a built in muse who can't say no posing for paintings/drawings🫶 being an artist and having a boyfriend means you have a built in muse who can't say no posing for paintings/drawings🫶"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7218352135044435243)  2023-04-05T00:13Z 34.4K followers, 129.1K engagements


"Replying to @NightLinkd #art #drawing i use staedtler mechanical pencils the lead i use is 2H and HB i use staedtler mechanical pencils the lead i use is 2H and HB"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7231726556530380074)  2023-05-11T01:12Z 52.1K followers, 91.1K engagements


"This was very rushed /3 drawingmybfforonehour drawingmybfforonehour"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7368479844868443438)  2024-05-13T13:45Z 48.4K followers, 24.1K engagements


"and its my first portrait sculpture: ill work on it a bit more from pictures but nothing beats working from life and being with your boyfriend when he isnt an ocean away #art #artist #sculpture #fyp thisisasfarasIgot werelongdistanceandhavelittletimetogether isculptedmyboyfriendfor4hoursuntilmidnight thisisasfarasIgot werelongdistanceandhavelittletimetogether isculptedmyboyfriendfor4hoursuntilmidnight"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7372348788540951854)  2024-05-23T23:58Z 64.7K followers, 240.7K engagements


"Ignore my nails i am a artist w no money and no time #art #artmaterials #artsupplies #artist #drawing #sketch"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7428783041419480366)  2024-10-23T01:52Z 63.6K followers, 130.9K engagements


"day in the life 😸 i need [--] get better at filming these. we are a few weeks into school starting now and i feel myself in a flow with the schedule and routine. The 8am-8pm schedule sounds intense but time warps and the days pass like nothing maybe jts the sleepy town and fall weather that cause that. #art #artschool #school #academia class begins at [--] my rough painting after dinner break at [--] I have ecorche class now its time to clean brushes and palette to finish painting for the day get everything ready for figure painting long pose at [--] we break for lunch then at [--] cast painting starts"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7431385947654081838)  2024-10-30T02:12Z 42.2K followers, [----] engagements


"8am self portrait realness tbh i didnt have enough time to fo a real drawing for the trial run of learning how to do etchings/printmaking so i rushed and did this in the womens bathroom before anyone else was at school. I love my life in art. I do not recommend free handing an etching for your first time doing one lol #art #artist #sketch #selfportrait to then etch and print it self portrait in the school bathroom on copper  to then etch and print it self portrait in the school bathroom on copper"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7433234262578466090)  2024-11-04T01:45Z 66.2K followers, 22.2K engagements


"so much fun to just react to whats in front of you without any real fuss or fancy things just big masses and intuition #art #oilpainting nothing beats that first layer of paint nothing beats that first layer of paint"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7437742484513443115)  2024-11-16T05:19Z 41.8K followers, [----] engagements


"I didnt accomplish what i wanted to with this drawing but thats ok i learned a lot in the attempt #art #drawing"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7446175911973621023)  2024-12-08T22:45Z 43K followers, 44.4K engagements


"i love my life in art. im so grateful for what i get to do with my life. I love representational art #art"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7447343832733142303)  2024-12-12T02:17Z [--] followers, 88.1K engagements


"when someones beauty strikes your soul you must do your best to capture it #sketch late night sketching of my best friend and muse late night sketching of my best friend and muse"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7474100606257401119)  2025-02-22T04:48Z 66.6K followers, 175.9K engagements


"Meow meow meow I love painting #art #sketch #oilpainting painting a portrait from life painting a portrait from life"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7507440802059013406)  2025-05-23T01:04Z 61.8K followers, 137.3K engagements


"My first bronze is complete I will post her with her base in the gallery where she is currently in exhibition. seeing the raw bronze before welding and polishing was so beautiful and amazing to see. this experience has been incredible theres so much work that goes into it #art #sculpture clay bronze clay bronze"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7520379486450322719)  2025-06-26T21:53Z 62.2K followers, 223.4K engagements


"earnest joy gonna take over my composure every time #art #sculpture made my first ever bronze sculpture and it immediately sold made my first ever bronze sculpture and it immediately sold"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7520413656987847966)  2025-06-27T00:06Z 63.3K followers, 979K engagements


"I did not get very far because this was done in a couple experimental hours with sight size direct painting. lots of awkward things about the painting but I want to get this out of my drafts lol. hopefully I can return to this painting but were long distance again so it wont be for some time. #painting my first attempt at a life size figure painting my first attempt at a life size figure painting"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7550442187515776287)  2025-09-15T22:12Z 66K followers, 44.1K engagements


"Onto the next #artschool #drawing roughly [---] hours later and my first cast drawing is done roughly [---] hours later and my first cast drawing is done"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7313301235640339758)  2023-12-16T21:04Z 70.2K followers, 57.7K engagements


"i always go on on a rollercoaster with my drawings up and down in likeness and overall handling. Starts ok gets bad gets ok gets even worse gets ok again Im working on this but i think all works will always have a necessary ugly stage. #art #drawing your drawing is going to be ugly before it can be beautiful your drawing is going to be ugly before it can be beautiful"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7436206103865740587)  2024-11-12T01:57Z 66.7K followers, 197K engagements


"the past few days have been full of the spring sun and love #art #sketch sketching my bf while we wait for our food sketching my bf while we wait for our food"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7489842547372707103)  2025-04-05T14:54Z 71.5K followers, 103.3K engagements


"I miss him. I dream of sculpting him from life again #art #sculpture #longdistancerelationship it was sculpted from life during his visit rediscovering my first ever portrait sculpture of my long distance boyfriend I was going to tear it down but got too sad and couldnt I had it stored away for a year Its all dried and cracked now it was sculpted from life during his visit rediscovering my first ever portrait sculpture of my long distance boyfriend I was going to tear it down but got too sad and couldnt I had it stored away for a year Its all dried and cracked now"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7499294566957223198)  2025-05-01T02:13Z 72K followers, 647K engagements


"I am going into my third year now what an adventure it has been to get here. i am returning to the academy to study and to begin teaching as a student instructor i am [--] now i am excited to see whats next #art #artschool new studio new school year new beginnings 3rd year at an atelier new studio new school year new beginnings 3rd year at an atelier"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7560508191566564639)  2025-10-13T01:13Z 68.1K followers, [----] engagements


"i cant show half of my paintings bc academic study and all that all of these are [--] session paintings my quick hand is improving still much to finesse #artschool #oilpainting #meow (almost) everything ive painted at school the first [--] weeks back (almost) everything ive painted at school the first [--] weeks back"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7560513649891233055)  2025-10-13T01:34Z 68.2K followers, 39.3K engagements


"our actual model canceled so fellow student and friend Jude (buryevil on ig) filled in for under [--] hrs. he is an incredible painter and I highly recommend looking at his work #art #oilpainting #allaprima quick sketch of a friend quick sketch of a friend"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7560877750391819551)  2025-10-14T01:07Z 68K followers, 20.5K engagements


"iAnother day another alla prima and canceled model lol. It feels so intense to try to capture a friends face in only [--] hours #art #allaprima #oilpainting another quick sketch of another friend another quick sketch of another friend"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7561252870662769950)  2025-10-15T01:23Z 71.6K followers, 152.6K engagements


"I have painted this model many many times now in my [--] years as a student at the academy going into my third year now I have painted him twice just in the past week alone admittedly for a moment I felt frustrated that I was going to paint the same model I have painted -dozens- of times but when I began to paint I this started with a completely new composition and made the conscious choice to return to my empathy for the model and my gratitude that anyone would take the [--] hours of their day to sit still in a quiet room. in my life Im searching to embrace more empathy and more compassion than"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7564215540969950495)  2025-10-23T00:59Z 68.2K followers, 19.6K engagements


"unironically Meow #halloween #nyc riding the train into nyc on Halloween felt like a movie riding the train into nyc on Halloween felt like a movie"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7568124132546579742)  2025-11-02T13:47Z 68.5K followers, [----] engagements


"i want to keep working on this painting on my own but the class with this model is over /3 #portraitpainting #oilpainting and [--] hours later the first [--] minutes and [--] hours later the first [--] minutes"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7570354184566902047)  2025-11-08T14:01Z 69K followers, 61.9K engagements


"draft from the summer time i didnt post this bc i never finished the self portrait and hated it. I miss england and all the time I wasted #painting #oilpainting painting a self portrait im reusing a canvas as u can see lol painting a self portrait im reusing a canvas as u can see lol"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7570932476839841055)  2025-11-10T03:25Z 68.8K followers, 13.1K engagements


"i remember not knowing anything about materials and the importance of surface quality when I first started painting i had a chip on my shoulder when it came to the cost of such higher quality materials advocating for accessible cheap resources but you can find cheap decent surfaces to work on better yet you can make your own and customize what you work with. the longer i paint and the more i come to learn what im after in my technique the more sensitive i am. although in this video all i did was pivot to a cheap linen panel which does the job just fine- much better than the standard cotton"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7576486870142455071)  2025-11-25T02:38Z [--] followers, 24.4K engagements


"i love painting I love painting from life #art #oilpaintinf the final touches the final touches"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7576859595549723935)  2025-11-26T02:45Z [--] followers, 47.2K engagements


"it feels so very rewarding to connect with people this way it is my favorite part of this craft to try to grasp onto another persons likeness with all my ability sometimes i grasp it and most times it slips lol but i do like how this turned out [--] #art #drawing #sketch still my favorite feeling: when the sitter sees it and likes it still my favorite feeling: when the sitter sees it and likes it"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7581246895423622430)  2025-12-07T22:30Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"back at school after winter break #oilpainting #artist starting a painting the first week back @ school one more day to go day [--] day [--] of painting starting a painting the first week back @ school one more day to go day [--] day [--] of painting"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7593343712646778143)  2026-01-09T12:52Z [--] followers, 128K engagements


"from this summer during the Sargent show at the Met. i have loved these works by Sargent and have been directly inspired by their sensual qualities for years it was a dream to see them much less see them with someone who inspires me the most. #art #johnsingersargent #oilpainting when I went with my muse to go see sargents muse and did a very bad sketch of him at the met he still liked it when I went with my muse to go see sargents muse and did a very bad sketch of him at the met he still liked it"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7595393804740398366)  2026-01-15T01:27Z 73K followers, 38.7K engagements


"there isnt much else i love more than figurative art in this life #art #artstudent #fyp lifeasafigurativeartstudent lifeasafigurativeartstudent"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7365647413513686315)  2024-05-05T22:34Z 73K followers, 58.1K engagements


"doing a portrait painting in six hours of a reclining figure pose in profile/perspective is one of the hardest things I have ever done lol I wish I had stopped a little early when I look at the stages I liked where it was at before I pushed it too far. TikTok pls let me post. Thank you my beautiful Violetta @incelstripperr for posing #art #painting paint a figure from life with me paint a figure from life with me"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7497800544581471518)  2025-04-27T01:35Z [--] followers, 188.2K engagements


"rough painting start of my MUSE for lack of a better word undefinable @violettaartmodeling #art #oilpainting i am lucky to have a muse i am lucky to have a muse"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7578373114472566046)  2025-11-30T04:38Z [--] followers, 51.7K engagements


"a video i made of me and my classmate / friend painting our friend emily at school :3 #art #oilpainting"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7603509522208001310)  2026-02-05T22:20Z 73K followers, 89.3K engagements


"today was one of the best days of my life. everyday i am grateful that this is my life. thank u life thank u beaver moon for your abundance #art #artschool #lymeacademy learning from living masters learning from living masters"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7437747946244001070)  2024-11-16T05:40Z 72.3K followers, 11.9K engagements


"Mrowww im super excited to be working in this space and to hopefully fill it with works over summer break from the academy #art #artstudio #selfportrait self portrait from the mirror in graphite in self portrait from the mirror in graphite in"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7525870939297385758)  2025-07-11T17:03Z 72.7K followers, 39.5K engagements


"yay paintingggg #art #oilpainting back @ art school back @ art school"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7559556194470284575)  2025-10-10T11:39Z 72.3K followers, 200.6K engagements


"there has been times i have ran out of medium in class and simply ran off to grab what i need during a model break i find myself spending too much time in here rummaging through the beautiful items #art #artstore #artschool the luxury of having a on campus art store my haul: [--] brushes medium clip cups for palette the luxury of having a on campus art store my haul: [--] brushes medium clip cups for palette"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7596730880169692446)  2026-01-18T15:56Z 73K followers, 63K engagements


"sketch of @aubs :) its my favorite thing in the world to paint someone I know from life #art #oilpainting painting my friend from life in [--] hours painting my friend from life in [--] hours"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7603592914748312862)  2026-02-06T03:44Z 73K followers, 48.8K engagements


"very excited to continue this tomorrow :) #oilpainting #art day one of painting a portrait from life day one of painting a portrait from life"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7580193839160315166)  2025-12-05T02:23Z [--] followers, 107.8K engagements


"i want to make more of these to expand on the separation between blocking in and drawing there is literal tiny spots of oil paint on this bag from daily use Lolllll. my daily companion [--] #oilpainting #longchamp @Longchamp General Guidelines for Blocking-in: separate the block-in from the drawing in your mind the block in is the foundation of the drawing and breaking down how I approach painting any subject painting my very beloved longchamp how tall is your subject in comparison to its width take a height to width where is the general placement of the halfway take a halfway height measurement"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7603508937815559455)  2026-02-05T22:18Z 73K followers, [----] engagements


"a video i made featuring me and my amazing classmates. you know a school is legitimate when the students are this good #artschool #artist #art #portraitdrawing"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7436197616985132330)  2024-11-12T01:24Z [--] followers, 4.2M engagements


"draft from November really excited to do more life size portraits this term : I want to keep changing the direction my work is going in #art #oilpainting #realisticart the palette the painting the palette the painting"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7598015360482184479)  2026-01-22T03:00Z 73K followers, 14.3K engagements


"sunday in the studio not much to do i varnished some paintings with gamvar so i could view them accurately. thinking back to when i first started this account when i was [--] and the first video that did well was of varnishing a painting :) time flies #art #oilpainting #varnish"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7604650267887291679)  2026-02-09T00:07Z 73K followers, [----] engagements


"spent [--] hours coating her with a rubber mold all day today she will be turned into bronze this weekend [--] #art #sculpture [--] months of working in clay and now the process to be bronze begins [--] months of working in clay and now the process to be bronze begins"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7513755618352647455)  2025-06-09T01:29Z 73K followers, 5.1M engagements


"its not easy but its one of the most beautiful experiences ever and I dont think Ill ever tire working from a live model. not linear in the sense that I kept repainting and repainting in order to get it to feel like her #oilpainting"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7605439796575538463)  2026-02-11T03:10Z 73K followers, [----] engagements


"me in my studio. the only place where i can escape this crazy world. U can also see that my shoe soles are split"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7605437135071595807)  2026-02-11T03:00Z 73K followers, [----] engagements


"from this morning : its the last week on this painting at school. I wish I could share the whole thing but obviously I cant lol #art #oilpainting hopefully making it better [--] hrs later still more to do hopefully making it better [--] hrs later still more to do"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7605065498824379678)  2026-02-10T02:58Z 73K followers, 29.7K engagements


"sunday in the studio not much to do i varnished some paintings with gamvar so i could view them accurately. thinking back to when i first started this account when i was [--] and the first video that did well was of varnishing a painting :) time flies #art #oilpainting #varnish"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7604650267887291679)  2026-02-09T00:07Z 73K followers, [----] engagements


"3 hr appreciation study of my @Longchamp that I carry with me everywhere everyday #oilpaint #art #longchamp painting my daily companion painting my daily companion"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7604281098205400350)  2026-02-08T00:14Z 73K followers, [----] engagements


"sketch of @aubs :) its my favorite thing in the world to paint someone I know from life #art #oilpainting painting my friend from life in [--] hours painting my friend from life in [--] hours"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7603592914748312862)  2026-02-06T03:44Z 73K followers, 48.8K engagements


"Oiling out is the process of applying a thin layer of oil medium (typically a 1:1 or 1:4 mix of oil and solvent) to a dry "sunken-in" oil painting to restore color saturation and unify surface sheen. It revives dull areas allowing artists to continue working with proper consistent values. painting study from school : #art #oilpainting 🖤 🖤 🖤 🖤 🖤 🖤 🖤 bringing her out of the canvas 🖤 🖤 🖤 🖤 🖤 🖤 🖤 🖤 🖤 bringing her out of the canvas 🖤 🖤"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7603540585525382430)  2026-02-06T00:20Z 73K followers, 11.3K engagements


"a video i made of me and my classmate / friend painting our friend emily at school :3 #art #oilpainting"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7603509522208001310)  2026-02-05T22:20Z 73K followers, 89.3K engagements


"i want to make more of these to expand on the separation between blocking in and drawing there is literal tiny spots of oil paint on this bag from daily use Lolllll. my daily companion [--] #oilpainting #longchamp @Longchamp General Guidelines for Blocking-in: separate the block-in from the drawing in your mind the block in is the foundation of the drawing and breaking down how I approach painting any subject painting my very beloved longchamp how tall is your subject in comparison to its width take a height to width where is the general placement of the halfway take a halfway height measurement"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7603508937815559455)  2026-02-05T22:18Z 73K followers, [----] engagements


"so so excited to keep painting this #art #oilpainting #fyp painting over a old painting I love u Mancini starting another painting today week [--] out of [--] drawing linearly before going in with mass trying to get the structure of the head since Im looking up at her our model *.* as far as I got for [--] hours bauche and drawing done my inspo focusing on the largest most simple masses of color and value now : painting over a old painting I love u Mancini starting another painting today week [--] out of [--] drawing linearly before going in with mass trying to get the structure of the head since Im looking"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7598382402615921951)  2026-01-23T02:44Z 73K followers, [----] engagements


"this is a [--] hour start to what will be a long project that Im super excited for i think theres a TikTok of me painting that portrait a few years ago before i went to school. It is sweet and nostalgic but material is costly and i want room for growth always Meow #art #oilpainting #classicalpainting good practice of detachment: making use of old paintings/works good practice of detachment: making use of old paintings/works"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7598322257538207006)  2026-01-22T22:51Z 73K followers, 10.6K engagements


"draft from November really excited to do more life size portraits this term : I want to keep changing the direction my work is going in #art #oilpainting #realisticart the palette the painting the palette the painting"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7598015360482184479)  2026-01-22T03:00Z 73K followers, 14.3K engagements


"there has been times i have ran out of medium in class and simply ran off to grab what i need during a model break i find myself spending too much time in here rummaging through the beautiful items #art #artstore #artschool the luxury of having a on campus art store my haul: [--] brushes medium clip cups for palette the luxury of having a on campus art store my haul: [--] brushes medium clip cups for palette"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7596730880169692446)  2026-01-18T15:56Z 73K followers, 63K engagements


"abandoned painting of my best friend and muse. this video has sat in my drafts for months hi #art #oilpainting"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7595763513788828959)  2026-01-16T01:21Z 73K followers, 15K engagements


"from this summer during the Sargent show at the Met. i have loved these works by Sargent and have been directly inspired by their sensual qualities for years it was a dream to see them much less see them with someone who inspires me the most. #art #johnsingersargent #oilpainting when I went with my muse to go see sargents muse and did a very bad sketch of him at the met he still liked it when I went with my muse to go see sargents muse and did a very bad sketch of him at the met he still liked it"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7595393804740398366)  2026-01-15T01:27Z 73K followers, 38.7K engagements


"that girl rocks tho i just like my wool skirt. i am a serial paper towel holder/brush wiper while i paint so im literally the same as her #art #paintingcompetition #oilpainting very grateful to have placed top [--] out of [--] paintings competing in a painting competition. no I didnt wipe my brush off on my skirt very grateful to have placed top [--] out of [--] paintings competing in a painting competition. no I didnt wipe my brush off on my skirt"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7594872183877291295)  2026-01-13T15:43Z 73K followers, 16.3K engagements


"thank you josh safdie thank you timothee for helping me channel my anxiety #art #martysupreme #oilpainting i competed in a portrait painting competition and listened to the marty supreme soundtrack the entire time while painting and placed top [--] out of [--] i competed in a portrait painting competition and listened to the marty supreme soundtrack the entire time while painting and placed top [--] out of 50"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7594651181050367262)  2026-01-13T01:25Z 73K followers, 15.9K engagements


"the way we got our spots was via raffle so i am super lucky my randomly selected spot was so beautiful a dream to paint this model #art"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7594643426709081375)  2026-01-13T00:55Z 73K followers, 11.1K engagements


"my adventure yesterday what a day to remember i had an amazing time and walked away feeling so positive about this whole experience. super super nerve wracking but so much fun to see what you can do in [--] hours under that pressure. #art #oilpainting #nyc Stephen Bauman insane lineup of jurors: Colleen Barry participating in a painting competition from life Richard Piloco Amaya Gurpide in New York City *pretends to be nonchalant but is freaking out about who is in the room* Jordan Sokol against [--] artists * Stephen Bauman insane lineup of jurors: Colleen Barry participating in a painting"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@christinacruzart/video/7594639627085024542)  2026-01-13T00:40Z 73K followers, [----] engagements

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