33. Christopher Hall - "Endearment"

Christopher Hall

“Endearment”

12” x 12”

Acrylic

$350

I have been in love with painting for a long time. My infatuation with it began in college, where I was exposed to the exceptionally skilled paintings of my roommate. It ignited a fire in my mind and heart, giving way to something that has become the center of my being. This has propelled me through life with a purpose.

Spending 25 plus years tattooing has informed my painting with an adherence to structure, composition, and intention. A study of bold colour, pleasing forms and striking designs that are powerful and commanding from any distance.

My work is whimsical; it conveys a joyful sense of humour and a studied interpretation of my surroundings. The use of birds as subject matter began as a vehicle for colour in the composition, by using their colours as a basis to build my palette around. My work with them has since evolved to infusing the real with a graphic surrealism. The juxtaposition of the natural world and an abstraction of their environments.

I paint things that amuse me and bring me joy, and in the end, I hope that the viewer can share in a brief moment of happiness.