Chris Whitlow
artist@netdor.com

Chris Whitlow is a self taught artist who grew up on the gulf coast with a love for science fiction/fantasy and horror. After many years of travel throughout the world he now lives in Florida with his wife, daughter and a cat named Gravity.

Drawing and painting from an early age he has refined his style and produces very realistic work. Chris has studied extensively in Europe and America and loves many of the early masters such as Michaelangelo and Da Vinci because of their realistic styles. He also gets inspiration from modern masters such as Escher, Micheal Whealan, Norman Rockwell, Frank Frazetta and Bernie Wrightson.

His first awards were for safety posters for the Navy and has gone on to win recognition in jurried shows throughout the U.S. Since then he has done commercial work as well as his fine art which has been mostly portraiture.. He has published work throughout the small presses in Odyssey, Talebones, Pulp Eternity, Challenging Destiny, Space and Time, and others.

His award wining work hangs in professional buildings and private collections around the world. He has worked in all mediums but his favorite mediums are still pencil and watercolor.

He strives for a realistic effect. "Science fiction and fantasy genres are the ultimate escape for me. The worlds and people scream to be painted. However I've never been happy sticking to just one medium or genre. I think I'll always bounce back and forth between them all."