Born and raised on Long Island, New York I started oil painting at a very young age. Always attracted to sailing and the sea, it was here where I started to take serious interest in painting clipper ships and other nautical scenes. With a technical sense for detail I was inspired to overcome painting such difficult subjects without taking painting lessons. More recent most of the marine scenes are created from imagination. After moving to California and attending school I started working as a technical illustrator and graphic artist for over 25 yrs. I quickly gained a reputation for managing very complex illustrations and became known for outstanding detail. Now a landscape, portrait, marine, and western artist, I’m enjoying the challenge of painting because it does take discipline and attention to detail and the efforts are rewarding to the soul. Christopher Walsh is Nova Gallery’s exclusive on-site artist. Within a vast knowledge and flare for so many different topics, the gallery now accepts commission work, and all paintings are performed on-site.
