With banners flying and bright colors, the work of Newtown resident Kristine Humber has been chosen as the signature art of the 2023 Newtown Arts Festival, (https://newtownartsfestival.com/) set for September 22-24, with an opening concert on Friday night on the grounds of the Festival in Fairfield Hills.

Born in Canada, Ms. Humber attended college there in Graphic Design. After marrying her husband Tom, she went on to London, England where she trained with a “wonderfully talented Special Effects Artists at Steven Spielberg’s animation company, Amblimation.”

She has worked with Disney as a Special Effects Artist at their Orlando studio including The Lion King and five other major animations.

With Netflix’s “Angry Birds, Summer Madness.” Kristine was back into animating Special Effects via Toon Boom software.

After studying Surface Pattern Design, she has concentrated on creating works that will be applied to textiles and other surfaces. Her  patterns are all begun as original ink, pencil, watercolor or gouache paintings.

Kristine was one of the four artists who created the Doors of Fairfield Hills in 2020 and visitors to the Arts Festival will remember her at the Terrific Totes tent.