Chris Chantland Fine Art

Specializing in commissioned portraits of sporting dogs, pets, horses, and people in oil, watercolor acrylic and graphite.

You may also check out SportingArtisans.com to see and purchase work from over 75 different artists and artisans.

"Chris Chantland is an extraordinary realist, but his work captures much more than an image, an animal or individual. He brings the very essence, the soul of his subjects onto canvas. His work rivals the very best in portrait painting today."

- Catherine Crier

I heard the Super Bowl is today. So, I made cajun shrimp. I used to like football a lot, but now I only watch the game for the commercials.
- February 5th 2012, 21:37

I took this sunrise shot a couple days ago. Ordinarily, there's several inches of snow on the ground.

- February 5th 2012, 21:35

There's still color in our backyard in February.

- February 5th 2012, 21:34

I remembered a post from my friend Kane and remembered also that I got to learn this song again. It's one of Prine's best. 4 chords - I can do it.

john prine...hello in there..
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had this posted in another life...time it was back up here ..beautiful..
- February 5th 2012, 01:04

Progress on the newest watercolor: Jack and Ten. The camera keystoned it, so proportion does not look right.

- February 3rd 2012, 17:35

Some looney tune posted a plea to our senator to ban people from burning wood, which is what we primarily heat our house with. It's a very nice heat - especially when it warms the posterior regions. I don't know whether to laugh or cry at this. Please don't let your politician ever let the good old fireplace become a thing of the past.
- February 3rd 2012, 16:59

53 years ago today the best of the best of music died.

Buddy Holly - Think It Over (1958)
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From 1958 - Buddy Holly, Think It Over
- February 3rd 2012, 15:01

It's Groundhog Day. Which means I watch this movie over and over again tonight. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_yDWQsrajA

GROUNDHOG DAY TRAILER
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GROUNDHOG DAY TRAILER
- February 2nd 2012, 14:32

One of the artists I feature at Sporting Artisans: Cole Johnson. His graphite of legendary Pointer Snakefoot.

- February 1st 2012, 22:26

Starting on the next painting. Ten is an amazing poodle and it's obvious that Ten's owners think outside the blind. Will post some progress on Ten in the near future. Then I get to do Marty - a lab that even Nielsen pays attention to.
- January 31st 2012, 17:09