”Chris has always had a fascination with wildlife, nature and the outdoors. Growing up on a dairy farm in Pontsian in West Wales he spent much of my time roaming the fields and woodlands sketching and painting anything that would stay still long enough to allow him to do so.

Chris’ twenties were spent serving in the armed forces, which unfortunately allowed little time for indulging in his passion for art. However after leaving the forces in the late nineties he spent six years living in New Zealand and Australia, where he was once again able to take up the brush.

Now working as a professional artist in the village of Cilgerran on the borders of Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire, his passion for art burns as brightly as ever. When not working in his studio it’s usually because he’s out with his camera or his paints, somewhere in the local area working on ideas for new paintings.

Chris paints a variety of subjects including wildlife, pet portraits and of course the beautiful Welsh landscape. In his paintings he strives to create a unique snapshot of a scene, not one that is photographic and rigid, but one that is painterly, full of marks and brushstrokes that impart a little bit of himself into his work. Chris works on both a commission basis and as a freelance artist, painting the subjects that he chooses to paint, but he also accepts pet portrait and landscape commissions.”

all paintings are oil on canvas

Bedd Morris – 30” by 20”

Dolgoch Gateway – 24” by 18”

Fishing Boat Painting – 24” by 18”

Frenni Fawr – 24” by 18”

Ruby Painting – 30” by 20”

Welsh landscape – 16” by 12”

Find out much more about Chris and his art by visiting -

Website – www.chrischalkart.com
Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/WelshLandscapePaintings

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