Carla Christina Contreras's Artist Profile
Carla Christina Contreras
i like artist
“Life is a tapestry. I’m trying to pull all the beautiful threads I see, feel and experience into a coherent, perfect painting called my life. Life is a composition to me. Defining and recording the experiences of life give it meaning. I look and I compose. I wish I could paint, act, photograph or write as fast as my mind can create.”
Artist's Statement
“Life is a tapestry. I’m trying to pull all the beautiful threads I see, feel and experience into a coherent, perfect painting called my life. Life is a composition to me. Defining and recording the experiences of life give it meaning. I look and I compose. I wish I could paint, act, photograph or write as fast as my mind can create.”
My Life's Mission - To continually pursue the art of entertainment, creatively express, enjoy in balance, prosperously earn, spread laughter, peacefully live, love, learn, and serve my fellow human beings for the remainder of this life. I have spent the majority of my life chasing a dream in the entertainment industry. (However, I did go to college and received my degree in business... just incase I might need it! AND, I'm so glad I did!) I was raised on the back lot of Warner Bros. studios during my childhood summers and any vacation time. I spent time with my father (a 48 year film, television, and commercials veteran) on all the productions he was working on... I couldn't get enough of the studio life. I have spent time with some big names (John Wayne, Bruce Dern, Ali Macgraw, Kris Kristopherson, Ann-Margret, George Segal, Michael Landon, Richard Thomas, John Ritter, Brenda Vaccaro, the list is endless), I hardly ever get star struck because celebrities are people just like me and you (it did happen once when I met Vince Gill several years ago...he gave me a hug and took my breath away... but that was because I had a huge crush on him...). I am a proud member of the board-of-directors of the national union Screen Actors Guild (SAG.org - now SAG-AFTRA) and have been involved in projects within the film market in Nashville for 22 years. I moved to Nashville as a southern country rock artist... and soon realized that acting was my TRUE love - my training as an actor has been blessed by well known coaches from both coasts. I remain living (with my [handsome and adorable] husband and two precious 'critter' children) near the magical city of Nashville for the quality of life that I could not find in the concrete jungle of Los Angeles. I am a proud native Californian living deep in a hallow of a small Tennessee town; it's a sorta "best kept secret" place to live. I wrote and produced my first book Clint the Black Cat® in 1996; sold my Corvette to finance the first edition in November of 2000. I also worked full-time as an information designer with a (former) fortune 500 company creating applications for the internet since 1996. Yes, I'm a techno geek too! I currently earn my living as a an actor, fine artist, author, photographer, and acting coach. Every day brings me the gift of a different possibility! Yes, CREATIVITY is my life - I honor that part of me in some way each day. Please enjoy my art - I wish you could see it in person - it is so much more dramatic than just a flat photo.