Chris Bailhache
Painter Based in Cornwall, UK.
I have never really been into painting much until recently. Throughout school, my main focus in art was to draw accurately as possible, equipped with my trusty pencil and willow charcoal stick, no other medium saw the light of day. I love the charcoal, for me it was a good place to start. To be able to control the tone of an artwork with just a rubber, finger for smudging and not have to think about adding colour.
Charocoal drawing from 2008 vs Acrylic painting from 2022
Fast forward to a more sluggish pace of life and a short move to Cornwall, the opposite has happened, Colours are life! Cornwall is great for a whole host of landscape painting. You have sandy, rocky beaches, The moors, cool towns and a bunch of hippies. I’m not too sure what subject to focus on yet, so I will try and paint them all I guess.