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Christopher Finkle

I have been painting in oil since 2012 as a student of the Jesus Estevez. I enjoy landscape, portraiture, and en plein air painting styles. My artwork presently hangs throughout Canada and the States.

Portrait painting of a child in a knitted hat being held over an adult’s shoulder.

Family Portraits

Painting the people I love has been one of the greatest pleasures of my artistic journey.

Illuminated pumpkin carving depicting a long-haired guitarist.

Community & creative work

Pumpkin Art

A family Halloween tradition grew into a collection of backlit portraits for the neighbourhood.

Portrait painting of a man with dark greying hair and a dark jacket.

Memoriam

Portraits that keep loved ones near, and the moments that taught me how much a painting can mean.

Loose pencil or charcoal lines describing a seated figure on a sheet of drawing paper.

Studies & practice

Life Drawing

What life drawing taught me about observation, letting go, and stepping outside my comfort zone.

Still-life painting of ripe strawberries in a shallow bowl against a dark background.

Studies & practice

Still Life

I thought still life would be boring. Boy, was I wrong!

Painting of a young dancer in a colourful costume against a muted background.

Island Dancer

The energy and colour of a festival performance, held for a moment in oil on canvas.

Portrait study of a person in a dark hat playing a flute.

Studies & practice

Impressionists

Exploring light and colour through studies of the painters whose work makes me happy.

Painting of skaters on a frozen bay with a small child in blue in the foreground.

First Skate

Auston finding his feet on the ice became a painting about family, childhood, and the bay.

Framed painting of umbrella-carrying figures on a wet city street.

Studies & practice

Rainy Street

My first painting became a thank-you to my mother and the start of a much-loved hobby.

Full-length Santa painting with one hand raised and a Coca-Cola bottle in the other.

Santa Claus Cards

How one Santa painting for family cards became a Christmas tradition.

Painting of a beaver seen from above, with its face and front paws near the water’s surface.

Bell the Beaver

A rescued neighbourhood beaver inspired a painting and a way to support wildlife.

Artist holding existing Upper Front Bridge painting

Studies & practice

Chris' Artistic Spark

“You can’t teach me. I’m too old to learn!” The challenge that started my painting journey.