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Member type: Artist, Art Fair, Critic, Curator, Gallery, Museum, Non-Profit, Other

If you're an artist, what kind of art do you make?: Conceptual, Digital, Drawing, Painting, Sculpture

About my artwork: Paint, mixed media and textural matter to create organic portraits.

Artists I like: Jean Dubuffet, Egon Schiele, Lucien Freud, Francis Bacon, Willem de Kooning, Frank Auerbach, Motherwell, Franz Kline and more.

Interests: The impassioned, gritty, broad and organic - bold sweeping & sensitive statements. Limbo, fragmentation, disintegration, regeneration, birth, life death, rebirth, the fleeting, shifting passages of time, circumstance, incongruity, uncertainty, duality, curiosity, metamorphosis, light, air, frankness, attitude, depth, hidden, exposed, the unknown.

What exhibitions are good at the moment?: Museum of Everything - 'OutsiderArt' (Primrose Hill, London NW1)

At 14:44 on January 11, 2010, Rise Art said…: I am happy to hear that, I am so exited about this project! Thank you for registering your interest in www.riseart.com

have a wonderful day!

At 21:42 on January 8, 2010, Eva Strautmann said…: Thank you,
with best regards,
Eva

At 0:55 on October 1, 2009, Luke Gilliam said…: Hey thank you for your comments. Your high detail paintings are really stunning - I feel guilty that I have not taken a look at them sooner!

My best to you from Luke ::==)

At 13:00 on August 31, 2009, dharmaglamour said…: hey! yea tell me about it! hardly anyones from the UK on this thing! i see you go to Chelsea School of Art? I hear some of their courses are really brillient, you enjoyed it there?
thanks you for the add and i hope to see some of your work up soon!

x

At 17:33 on August 23, 2009, Hans Mertens said…: Dear Chris,

At first I would like to thank you for commenting my art.
By taking a look at your art I was stonished by the perfection and great quality.
So I would be honoured if you would join my place for artists and art-lovers all over the world.

Naturally your art(ist) friends are welcome too:

This is your invitation:

Hans Mertens has added you as a friend on Hans Mertens Online Gallery
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> To accept this friend request, visit:
> http://hansmertens.ning.com/profiles/friendrequest/listReceived?c=1&emailAddress=hansmertens%40versatel.nl

Hoping to meet you soon on Hans Mertens Online Gallery..

Take care and best regards from Holland,

Hans Mertens
www.hansmertens.nl
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At 8:47 on August 23, 2009, Rhenna said…: Chris, thank you for your kind comments. Speak to you soon.

At 21:59 on August 22, 2009, Georgiana Tudor said…: thank you for your comment

At 17:22 on August 14, 2009, jan lewin-cadogan said…: I agree, oh some silly cows have run out of milk and cream:)

At 10:22 on August 13, 2009, jan lewin-cadogan said…: :) just wish the silly cow at the gallery would see it too:)

At 8:43 on August 13, 2009, jan lewin-cadogan said…: Hi, Thank you for your message, yes the work has deviated somewhat- I felt like I needed to move on, and the new work isnt really just 'seed pods' they are the the form used yes, but I am looking more to us and our fragiltiy, how we are all the same yet differ.

At 22:21 on August 12, 2009, jan lewin-cadogan said…: hi, been out of touch, working and busy- will have to try to get here more often:) new work here

At 14:47 on July 1, 2009, Rhenna said…: Thank you. Your drawings are fabulous. I would be really grateful for some feedback on my work from you sometime. All best for now. Alice;.

At 14:56 on June 29, 2009, BOIGEOL said…: the art of richard boigeol

www.richard-boigeol.com

At 19:05 on May 5, 2009, Kate Hendrickson said…: Chris, Sorry not to have been in touch sooner acknowledging your nice note on 4/16. I have been caught between the Gallery and Studio. It seems the Gallery wins out most of the time.
Your newly posted portrait is super. Once can see your skill. Yes, it is quite refreshing to know skill sets are still practiced.

Best, KATE

At 10:27 on April 29, 2009, Richard Bagguley said…: Hi Chris,interesting work.

At 6:47 on April 20, 2009, mike hinc said…: Thanks for your comment Chris. Glad you like it but there also this:
http://www.artreview.com/photo/photo/show?id=1474022%3APhoto%3A731987

At 21:27 on April 19, 2009, jan lewin-cadogan said…: hi chris, thank you so much for that comment, I have been struggling for a while now, and it meant a lot. my new work( not on here yet) is taking new directions in form, but I think the original concept is lurking in there somewhere. do you exhibit anywhere?