Chris Malcomson

"I paint because I love the process of painting—the playing with ideas, the thinking how to communicate emotion, and the trying to use paint to record internal states. "

Chris Malcomson loves color and the way many thin coats of paint can transform the work. He often starts from a fixed form, whether it be abstract or a landscape, and then tries to express emotion. His work is about recording internal landscapes in the most minimal way possible. He paints because creativity brings life and energy.

Initially, Malcomson worked with watercolors. His training introduced him to oil and acrylic, and to working on both canvas and paper, so all of these techniques are available to him. There are different ways of preparing to paint and trying to be centered enough to leave one's ego aside. Malcomson makes his canvases and spends considerable time choosing colors and materials.

After working with architects as a consulting engineer for many years on the construction of large projects, Malcomson decided to change careers and went to Chelsea Art School London in 1993. He has been painting ever since. His work required getting to the essence of problems, and he has carried his love of the minimal into his paintings, trying to communicate the emotion that he feels.