Chris McLoughlin
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Original - "Palrlick Fell under a winter sunset" - Chris McLoughlin - Oil on Canvas framed- 69 x 47cm - £1695 - click to buy |
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Chris McLoughlinChris McLoughlin was born in 1975, Belfast, Northern Ireland. At a young age he became fascinated with the colours and drawing skills used to create animations and later went on to study animation in Manchester. As his work progressed towards a more painterly approach, he went on to study classical painting in Antwerp and fine art in Blackburn; where he pushed his experimental approach into painting towards the landscape and nude motif. Chris regularly exhibits his work with prestigious galleries in the North of England and has his work in private collections internationally. Recently Revolve Gallery has supplied Northcote with four pieces of Chris' work. BackgroundAfter graduating he quickly went on to work as a director for Bolton Art Studios where he spent time building up the company and after working there for a couple of years he wanted to devote more time to his painting practice; so he moved on to paint full time from his studio in Lancashire and working en plein air (only when the UK weather is being sensible). InspirationInspired by the landscape, bold brush marks, vibrant colours, light and shadows he strives to create exciting and evocative paintings that capture the imagination and essence of the subject; with sunrise and sunset being his favourite times of day. Using oil paint as his primary medium he collects research through sketches, photographs and memory, but the paintings are never planned and it is only when the first brush marks touch the canvas the process begins. Working wet on wet (alla prima) he battles with the paint on the canvas consistently scraping sections off and repainting, continually repeating this process until he has captured the life and ambience of his subject. To canvas“I don't plan my paintings, I have ideas of locations I would like to paint and I'll research the location at various times of day, but I prefer sunrise in winter and sunset in summer. I love the colours you find between the seasons, the hot evenings and cold mornings gives me the inspiration I look for to create paintings. I'll return time and time to a place until it captures my heart, then its time to work on the painting. The process is quite slow and sometimes lengthy but I hope that when people see my work they'll discover the same emotional contact with the painting as I managed to capture with the subject. Selected Group & Solo Exhibitions2006 Up Close and Personal Exhibition, The Hatton Gallery, Newcastle Affordable Art Fair from 2007-2008, London, Tallantyre Gallery, Northumberland Group Exhibition - McLoughlin, Melling & Long, Pad Gallery, Preston Recent Paintings (Solo Exhibition), Upfront Gallery, Penrith Trees, Woods, Land & Sea, Obsidian Art Gallery
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