About me / commissions / works for sale

          I grew up in Virginia where I developed a taste for painting and playing music.  In 2006 I moved to New York to study anatomy and the figure, earning my MFA in traditional painting and drawing techniques in 2008,  and then slaving for 14 years at the Art Students League of New York, one of the oldest and most uptight atelier type schools here in New York City.  I won the Xavier Gonzales and Ethel Edwards Travel Grant in 2017 and a handfull of other esteemed awards, travelling and studying in Europe, for five months. 
   
         I am now living and working as a freelance artist, mostly doing portrait and commercial mural work, of late. I have recently helped complete murals with Adidas, Porsche, Audemars Piglet, White Claw, and a 2000 sq. ft. conceptual piece, for artist Aus Fischer. I am currently working towards a solo show, and  continuing to hone my personal body of work. I am presently searching for gallery representation, and I am fully available  to show most of the work presented on this web page.

                  I am available for hire; for  portraits,  commissions,  old master copies,  erotica, murals and old master copies.  Most of the works on the website are for  sale. If you are interested in purchasing an existing piece,  hiring me for a commission,  or getting in touch for any reason,  I would be happy to hear from you. ~

        Senor Chris 

      Contact info ~

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       loprestiarts@yahoo.com