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Hi, I’m Chris the ar-TEEST. As you might perceive, I’m not your typical artist. Who knows, maybe art will make me rich in the end. So….

I won’t bore you with a lengthy list of credentials and art related achievements because I have none. I’m just a guy that, as a kid, was above average in the artistic talent department and liked to draw stuff. I always liked art class in grammar school and junior high and was good at it. I never thought seriously about pursuing art as a profession because all I ever heard about artists back then was that they were likely to starve, and I found that unappealing. I figured that I could do the art thing as an old man after I got rich doing something else. Well at age 55, I am approaching decrepitude at an alarming rate and have been painting in my spare time more and more as the years tick by. I have managed to sell a few works and though I’m not as rich as I’d like to be, my home is getting cluttered with paintings so I figure it’s time to see if I can make a go at the artist thing. At any rate, I enjoy painting and look forward to improving as time marches on. On Art- You might be wondering “Why do you call your art lame, so-so, or fine? Are you that inconsistent or what?” To answer, in short, everyone is made and wired differently. We all think, do, and live differently. We like different things, colors, styles, shapes, and stuff when it comes to art-like stuff. As I look at various pieces of art, an opinion or feeling is formed in my head just like it forms in your head, but our opinions may not be the same. I may love it and you may hate it or vice versa and that is alright. There are what, 10 billion human opinions wandering about this giant rock and all of them are unique. It just seems pretentious for me to label my paintings as anything other than lame, so-so or fine. Who am I to tell you what to think? If you see a piece of my art that you can’t live without, I’d be happy to try and accommodate you. Life is fleeting, let’s all be happy while we can. Written by Chris who for the past forty years has worked in the nursey and landscaping profession.

"Triangle X Dudes" 18"x24" I spotted these trail riders enjoying a morning ride in the Grand Teton National Park a few y...
08/15/2026

"Triangle X Dudes" 18"x24" I spotted these trail riders enjoying a morning ride in the Grand Teton National Park a few years ago. I created it from a drive by photograph I shot out the car window. 🤠 Makes me want to hit the trail.

08/02/2026
"Decidin' on the Weather" 36"x48" on canvas. This trail rider came upon my sister and I while we were staying in a remo...
08/02/2026

"Decidin' on the Weather" 36"x48" on canvas. This trail rider came upon my sister and I while we were staying in a remote cabin near West Yellowstone, Montana. She was waiting out a storm on the other side of the mountain where her truck was parked and decided to chat with us for a spell while waiting for it to blow off. I took some photos of her as she was preparing to leave and decided I needed to paint her and her mount to remember that encounter. Her name was Joni and she was a real Montana horseman.

About ten years ago while hunting for Forrest Fenn's treasure in the Cabin Creek Wildlife Management Area of Montana, my...
06/06/2026

About ten years ago while hunting for Forrest Fenn's treasure in the Cabin Creek Wildlife Management Area of Montana, my sister and I watched a lone trail rider amble into camp one afternoon as we sat in front of our cabin in the wilderness listening to the thunder roll about valley. The rider asked if she could hang around until the storm on the other side of the mountain drifted off so she could ride back to her truck. We obliged and commenced to chatting for about an hour around the campfire. I took a few photos of her as she readied to leave and decided to paint this one to commemorate my wild treasure hunting days. Her name was Jonni. 36"x48" work in progress.

A commission for an uncle of mine. Him and his father (my grandpa) driving out to the edge of the farm up on the cliff t...
06/06/2026

A commission for an uncle of mine. Him and his father (my grandpa) driving out to the edge of the farm up on the cliff to plant some Red Pine seedlings way back in the late 50's. The trees are still there and reaching higher and higher for the sky.

It's taken me a few months to find the motivation to put paint to canvas. This 18x24 is inspired from our trip to Rocky ...
03/07/2026

It's taken me a few months to find the motivation to put paint to canvas. This 18x24 is inspired from our trip to Rocky Mountain NP last fall. We were lucky to catch the peak of both the fall colors and the elk rut. It was glorious. This view is near Sheep Lakes looking west up the Fall River drainage as the sun comes up.

Here's a collage of my larger works done in 2025. Hmmm, what shall I paint next?
01/01/2026

Here's a collage of my larger works done in 2025. Hmmm, what shall I paint next?

Here's a collage of my smaller works done in 2025.
01/01/2026

Here's a collage of my smaller works done in 2025.

Here is another painting that I have created of my grandparents' farm near Dorsey Illinois. It was a magical place for a...
12/30/2025

Here is another painting that I have created of my grandparents' farm near Dorsey Illinois. It was a magical place for any grandkid to visit. Unfortunately, photos of this scene or many other scenes around that farm from the 70's and 80's don't exist. There are only fond memories of that place dancing around my mind, visiting me every now and again. This one is for my cousin, Mark.

I made a sign for an upcoming fall festival and other future events. I can hang a few paintings on it, it's 2'x4' tall.
10/13/2025

I made a sign for an upcoming fall festival and other future events. I can hang a few paintings on it, it's 2'x4' tall.

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