“In a portrait, I work to capture the heart, soul and personality of the subject – be it dog, horse or person. I work in several mediums: acrylic, graphite, watercolor and oil. Each has its own characteristic and people tend to have a favorite medium, or the work might lend itself best to one or the other.
Every animal has a personality and that is what is essential to capture. I learned to draw faces of famous people I looked up to as a kid, and I was determined to get the technical aspect just right. But in the end, “exact”, is always second fiddle to “perfect.” A fellow artist once told me, “Careful is my enemy.”
Chris Chantland has been painting for over 30 years and works to capture the personalities of dogs, horses and people in originals and commissions.
Chris is a signature member of the Society of Animal Artists and has exhibited at national shows. Hi paintings are also a part of the permanent collection of the National Bird Dog Museum in Grand Junction, Tennessee.
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