| Chris Carter - Artist - Figurative Art, Landscape and Orbs |
Many years ago I traveled by bicycle with my paintbox firmly secured above the rear tire. I
painted everywhere, leaning my canvas against a fire hydrant at a bus stop, between the
bowls and cookie tins in a friend's kitchen, beside the Ferris wheel along the boardwalk.
Summer, spring, winter, fall .... I painted my life and the people around me. My life changed.
I became strictly a studio painter until 2004 when I began painting musicians and dancers in
the local pubs. My desire to capture life as it was happening returned. I started painting at
yoga classes and belly dance classes. I painted in dance studios and at performances. Now
I am returning to the streets and the people who pass by. I feel a bit rusty but extremely
happy. I will continue my studio painting with better balance in my life. I paint primarily in
watercolor and oil. My other mediums are gouache, acrylic, ink, pencil and mixed media.
Diversity allows me to expand my graphic vocabulary and to explore new depths of visual
expression in both paintings and drawings. My studio work is generally large, consisting of
many layers of transparent paint and spontaneous marks that suggest and transform into
figures and orbs.
Most recently I have returned to the study of color and value to refresh my palette,
strengthen my drawing skills and to push my paintings to another level.
painted everywhere, leaning my canvas against a fire hydrant at a bus stop, between the
bowls and cookie tins in a friend's kitchen, beside the Ferris wheel along the boardwalk.
Summer, spring, winter, fall .... I painted my life and the people around me. My life changed.
I became strictly a studio painter until 2004 when I began painting musicians and dancers in
the local pubs. My desire to capture life as it was happening returned. I started painting at
yoga classes and belly dance classes. I painted in dance studios and at performances. Now
I am returning to the streets and the people who pass by. I feel a bit rusty but extremely
happy. I will continue my studio painting with better balance in my life. I paint primarily in
watercolor and oil. My other mediums are gouache, acrylic, ink, pencil and mixed media.
Diversity allows me to expand my graphic vocabulary and to explore new depths of visual
expression in both paintings and drawings. My studio work is generally large, consisting of
many layers of transparent paint and spontaneous marks that suggest and transform into
figures and orbs.
Most recently I have returned to the study of color and value to refresh my palette,
strengthen my drawing skills and to push my paintings to another level.
