Chris Gold Artworks Gallery

• Autumn Wind

  Oil, Panel, 10 x 20 x N/A. Started en plein air on a brisk windy fall day and refined in studio. Love the movement of these tall fronded grasses.

• Moms Gone Grocery Shopping

  Oil, Canvas, 24 x 24 x 1.5

• Clouds Over Greek Island

  Oil, 20 x 40 x 1.5. The clouds in different parts of the world vary more than we realize. These clouds over the Greek island Mykonos are no exception. Painted from a photo taken from a ship during a cruise as we approac…

• Portrait of a Columbine

  Oil over acrylic, Canvas, 24 x 24 x 1.5. The movement and vibrancy of this red columbine captures my eye. The background is abstracted to focus on the representation of this beautiful flower.

• Coastal Mist

  Oil, 20 x 24 x 1.5. Going back through photos of previous travels I come across images of the rocky coastline along Route 1 in California. The mist generates a sense of distant stillness contrasting with the brisk ocean…

• Unstoppable Time

  Oil, Canvas, 18 x 24 x 1.5. I can’t say this is inspired by Dali (these clocks are not melting nor was I conscious of his work while creating it). Instead it depicts the unfathomable aspect of time. We have no control o…

• Hiding Light

  Oil, Canvas, 24 x 24 x 1.5. A glass paper weight, glass beads and aluminum stein back lit casting long diagonal shadows…

• Bee Balm Three Ways

  Oil, Canvas, 24 x 24 x 24. Bee Balm is a small intricate flower with a brilliant color. It is a good pollinator as bees love it! Here it is represented in 3 stages, fully blooming, a mature bloom and seed.

• Lorelei

  Oil over acrylic, Canvas, 24 x 24 x 1.5. This dairy cow captured my attention at Hameau farm during a plein air painting event. She even posed looking right at me with her ears forward. The titles calls back to the 1980…

• Threads of Fragrance

  Oil, Canvas, 24 x 24 x 1.5. Love the smell of honeysuckle? Make this painting yours and you can experience it year round!

• Hope At the End of Time

  Oil, Canvas, 18 x 24 x 1.5. This is a very spiritual piece about our lives on earth, the different sized candles representing different periods over the span of our lifetimes. The flame of the candle on the far right is…

• Glowing Contrasts

  Oil, 18 x 36 x 1.6. This piece explores opposites. The feather and twigs represent God’s creative hand while the brass vessel, glass beads and paperweight are man made. There is a strong overhead spotlight giving off dr…

• Orchid Grace

  Oil over acrylic, Canvas, 24 x 24 x 1.5

• Sun Streaked Hill

  Oil, Canvas, 24 x 20 x 1.5. This painting is inspired by a farm owned by my mother’s family. It holds many memories of bike rides, walks and snowmobiling on a path nearby. I love the way the morning sun shines through t…

• Magnolia Breeze

  Oil over acrylic, Canvas, 18 x 24 x 1.5. A magnolia branch softly floats in the clouds. Petals are falling from this flower and others catching the breeze.

• Floral Afloat

  Oil over acrylic, Canvas, 20 x 16 x .3. A magnolia flower with corresponding buds floats above a field of abstract shapes. Gold colored stems reach to the bottom of the composition.

• Mycelium

  Oil over acrylic, Panel, 16 x 20 x N/a. These mushrooms in real life don’t have a lot of appeal. I juice up the background with an abstract design and push the lights and darks to add interest.

• Hummingbird Sustenance

  Oil over acrylic, 24 x 24 x 1.5. Hummingbirds have this sweet agility with a quiet way about them.

• Star of Bethlehem

  Oil over acrylic, Canvas, 24 x 20 x 1.5. This is a new way of working for me. I start with abstract shapes and lines then apply an object over it, refining the painting with oil paint. This is a tiny wild flower that I…

• Candle of Equality

  Canvas, 20 x 16 x .5. A lit candle being held by a cupped hand surrounded by the colors of different races represents how all of us are exposed to the same beautiful illumination that our creator provides.

• Pierre

  Oil, Canvas, 24 x 24 x 1.5. This is a portrait of a peacock that can be found strutting around one of my favorite spots to plein air paint. When it is spring time, mating, season, he can be found chasing the hens with h…

• No Fear

  Oil, Canvas, 36 x 36 x 1.5. In many cultures a lily symbolizes death. This close up of a Tiger Lily represents the beauty that can be found in that realm.

• Serenaded Sunset

  Oil, Panel, 12 x 16 x N/a. Pylons from a pre civil war bridge remain after the union soldiers dismantled it to prevent confederate troops from crossing the Susquehanna. A friend and I painted this sunset en plein air, a…

• Path to A Favorite Place

  Oil, Canvas, 30 x 24 x 1.5. Sun streaked paths overhung with boughs that dip into cool shadows…one of my favorites.

• Rocky Coastal Overlook

  Oil, Canvas, 20 x 24 x 1.5. The East and West coasts are so different! I capture the murky atmosphere where the sky melds into the Pacific Ocean. Sea water cascades over rocks below as cypress trees rise from the sand a…

• Luminous Reflections

  Oil, Canvas, 18 x 24 x 1.5. The Susquehanna River banks offer fabulous sunsets. This one was no exception.

• Calm Vibrant Reflections

  Oil, Canvas board, 11 x 14 x N/a. Early fall on the banks of the river is a special time and place to paint. The river was especially calm this day minimizing ripples and maximizing the vibrant reflections of mountain a…

• Incoming

  Oil, Canvas, 24 x 12 x 1.5. Bee balm is a great pollinator for any garden!