Chris Gwaltney

California artist Chris Gwaltney received a BA and MFA from California State University at Fullerton. His influences hail strongly from the Bay Area Figurative school. For Gwaltney, gestures and their implied emotions are more important than pure representation and finish. Without a particular subject in mind, he begins his paintings with a vertical brushstroke that carries the slightest suggestion of a human figure. Through a process of construction and then deconstruction, he creates compelling figurative compositions.