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Paint this Mountain: Watercolor painting in 3 EASY steps

Watercolor painting can be easy and fun. In these short videos, I walk you through step-by-step how to create this beautiful Mountain Landscape painting in about 30 minutes, using a minimal number of very inexpensive watercolor materials. This is the perfect painting activity to do with your children, your friends, […]

Watercolor painting lesson workshop, class with artist Christopher Clark

Venice, Italy – Romance

Contact me to purchase this original painting Title: Venice, Italy – Romance This is an original Italy watercolor painting by fine artist Christopher Clark. The labyrinth of streets and canals in Venice, lined with colorful ancient buildings, are the best ingredients for a blooming romance. Take your lover by the […]

Venice, Italy - Romance, original italy watercolor painting by Christopher Clark, fine art

Venice, Italy - Piazza San Marco II, original Italy watercolor art painting by Christopher Clark, fine artist

Venice, Italy – Piazza San Marco II

Contact me to purchase this original painting Title: Venice, Italy – Piazza San Marco II This is an original watercolor Italy painting by fine artist Christopher Clark. Venice is a city like something out of a storybook. Today, we visit the Piazza San Marco. The birds overhead remind you to […]


Venice, Italy – Piazza San Marco

Contact me to purchase this original painting Title: Venice, Italy – Piazza San Marco This is an original watercolor Italy painting by fine artist Christopher Clark. Aah Venice, a city that is like a dream. Today, the Piazza San Marco is your destination. Enjoy the sunset as it fills the […]

Venice, Italy - Piazza San Marco, original art italy watercolor painting by Christopher Clark, fine artist

Torino, Italy - Night Street Corner, original Italy art painting by Christopher Clark, fine artist

Torino, Italy – Night Street Corner

Contact me to purchase this original painting Title: Torino, Italy – Night Street Corner This is an original watercolor Italy painting by fine artist Christopher Clark. The historic town of Torino, Italy is known for its charming, ancient architecture. On a moist evening, the soft reflections of the local shops […]


Lord of the Rings charcoal sketches 2

I’ve decided to start a new fantasy series of original Lord of the Rings (LOTR) oil paintings. The cinematography in these films is spectacular, and I’ve often watched them and thought “This scene would make such a splendid painting.” So that’s what I’ve decided to do. Take my favorite scenes […]


Walking Home

Contact me to purchase this original painting Title: Walking Home This is an original oil Colorado landscape painting by artist Christopher Clark. Along the base of the Flatiron Mountains in Boulder, Colorado is this nice little dirt road that leads into the woods. Next to the road is a row […]


Wine painting party

With wine painting parties being all the rage right now, my good friend and art patron Karen decided to host one at her house to see how it would go. She just invited a few close friends over, and asked me if I would teach it. We had to improvise […]


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Live oil painting demonstration – the making of “Gondolier in Venice”

On Wednesday I did a live oil painting demonstration at the Jerry’s Artarama in Tempe, near Phoenix, to promote my oil painting classes and workshops that I teach there. Here is the finished painting I did live for the demo: Here’s a photo of the demonstration itself. This painting demonstration […]


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Spring Bloom

Contact me to purchase this original painting Title: Spring Bloom This original oil painting is by artist Christopher Clark. Just down the street from my house is a beautiful tree which a friend very excitedly showed me the other day. She was quite excited by its full spring blooming action, […]


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Plein Air Painting Meetup

This morning I met up with some local artists for a plein air painting day. To paint “en plein air” means to paint outdoors, on location. The results of plein air painting can have a feel of spontaneity that can be harder to obtain with a studio painting. Local artist […]


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Desert and Rain II

Contact me to purchase this original painting Title: Desert and Rain II This is an original desert landscape oil painting by fine artist Christopher Clark. This painting was painted en plein air in the deserts of Phoenix, Arizona. I was meeting a group of other painters on a Saturday morning […]


Desert and Rain I

Contact me to purchase this original painting Title: Desert and Rain I This is an original desert landscape oil painting by fine artist Christopher Clark. This painting was painted en plein air in the deserts of Phoenix, Arizona. I was meeting a group of other painters on a Saturday morning […]

Desert-and-Rain-I - original desert phoenix arizona landscape oil painting by artist christopher clark fine art

Gondoliers in Venice, Italy

Purchase this original painting today from my Etsy store » Title: Gondoliers in Venice, Italy This is an original Venice, Italy oil painting by artist Christopher Clark. While in Venice this summer, I rented a boat and got the rare opportunity to putt around the canals by myself. Just to […]


Bergamo, Streets of Water

Contact me to purchase this original painting. Title: Bergamo, Streets of Water This is an original texture oil Italy painting by artist Christopher Clark. The city of Bergamo in Italy has lovely paved and cobblestone roads. I imagined what it would be like if the streets were like Venice, with […]


Two Sisters

Purchase this original painting today from my Etsy store » Title: Two Sisters This is an original oil painting by artist Christopher Clark. Whether it’s two sisters or just two best friends, having someone to hold hands and walk with through life is always nice. Own this original painting today […]


Crisp Autumn in Tuscany II

Contact me to purchase this original painting. Title: Crisp Autumn in Tuscany II This is an original oil textured Italy painting of Tuscany by artist Christopher Clark. This cozy little farmhouse sits right near a tiny river as autumn starts to change the countryside to lovely reds, oranges, and purples. […]

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Porto Venere, Italy

Purchase this original painting today from my Etsy store » Title: Porto Venere, Italy This is an original oil Italy painting by artist Christopher Clark. Porto Venere is a lovely little town on the west coast of Italy, with an ancient church that quite resembles a castle. Among its crumbling […]


Crisp Autumn in Tuscany

Contact me to purchase this original painting. Title: Crisp Autumn in Tuscany This is an original oil textured Italy painting of Tuscany by artist Christopher Clark. This cozy little farmhouse sits right near a gentle creek as autumn starts to change the countryside to warm reds, oranges, and purples. This […]


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Path to the Vegetable Garden

Purchase this original painting today from my Etsy store » Title: Path to the Vegetable Garden This is an original Italy Tuscany oil painting by artist Christopher Clark. While staying on a farm in Sarzana, Italy, I would make this walk to the donkey stables daily to feed the donkeys […]


Venice, Italy, Quiet Reflections

Contact me to purchase this original painting. Title: Venice, Italy, Quiet Reflections This is an original Venice Italy landscape oil painting by artist Christopher Clark. Having streets and houses rising out of the water makes walking through Venice like a dream. The beauty of the ancient architecture there is only […]

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Genova, Italy, Porto Antico

Contact me to purchase this original painting. Title: Genova, Italy, Porto Antico This scene from Genova, Italy is an original oil painting by artist Christopher Clark. Surrounding the beautiful and quite ancient Porto Antico in Genova, Italy, are colorful houses that cascade up the mountains. And within its bustling waters […]

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Baby Chicks

Contact me to purchase this original painting. Title: Baby Chicks This art is an original palette knife oil painting by artist Christopher Clark. These two baby chicks were hatched right before my eyes on a farm in Italy, in the city of Imperia, Liguria. They were two of eight chirping […]


Imperia, Italy, the Old City II

Contact me to purchase this original painting. Title: Imperia, Italy, the Old City II This is an original Italy palette knife oil painting by artist Christopher Clark. This is a scene from the beautiful hidden gem Imperia in italy. This section of the city is called “la Città Vecchia” (pronounced […]

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Imperia, Italy, the Old City

Contact me to purchase this original painting. Title: Imperia, Italy, the Old City This is an original oil Italy painting by artist Christopher Clark. In Imperia, Italy, in the region of Liguria, there is an part of the city called La Città Vecchia (chee-TAH VEH-kya) which means “the Old City”. […]


Imperia, Italy, Hillside City

Purchase this original painting today from my Etsy store » Title: Imperia, Italy, Hillside City This is an original oil painting of Imperia, Italy, by artist Christopher Clark. This scene is the hillside view from the house I stayed in at Imperia, Italy, in the region of Liguria. The mediterranean […]

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Red Umbrella Romance III 2

Contact me to purchase this original painting. Title: Red Umbrella Romance III This is an original oil palette knife painting by artist Christopher Clark. Two dancers, accompanied by the famous Red Umbrella, are caught in a romantic moment, under the soft light of a street lamp as they dance on […]

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Red-Umbrella-Romance-II---web-This is an original oil painting by artist Christopher Clark. Love and romance, brought together in the glistening afternoon sun by a simple red umbrella and dancing

Red Umbrella Romance II

Contact me to purchase this original painting. Title: Red Umbrella Romance II This is an original oil painting by artist Christopher Clark. Love and romance, brought together in the glistening afternoon sun by a simple red umbrella. Oh, and dancing. Lots and lots of dancing. Own this original painting today […]


This is an original oil painting by artist Christopher Clark. Love and romance, brought together in the glistening afternoon sun by a simple red umbrella.

Red Umbrella Romance

Contact me to purchase this original painting. Title: Red Umbrella Romance This is an original oil painting by artist Christopher Clark. Love and romance, brought together in the glistening afternoon sun by a simple red umbrella. Own this original painting today and experience this simple romantic moment over and over […]


Yearning 2

Contact me to purchase this original painting. Title: Yearning This is an original oil figure painting by artist Christopher Clark. Even for the old masters, the female figure has always proven to be the most beautiful subject of painting, and also the most challenging. Own this original oil painting today […]

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This is an original oil painting for sale by artist Christopher Clark. This aptly named painting is a simple scene from Malibu Canyon, California, with trees blossoming, and providing dappled patches of shade along the soft dry grass.

Malibu Canyon II

Purchase this original painting today from my Etsy store » Title: Malibu Canyon II This is an original oil painting for sale by artist Christopher Clark. This aptly named painting is a simple scene from Malibu Canyon, California, with trees blossoming, and providing dappled patches of shade along the soft […]


nude-couch-web-This is an original oil painting by artist Christopher Clark of a beautiful young woman reclining nude on a couch, with the warm glow of afternoon sunlight illuminating the window.

Dreaming

Contact me to purchase this original painting. Title: Dreaming This is an original oil painting by artist Christopher Clark of a beautiful young woman reclining nude on a couch, with the warm glow of afternoon sunlight illuminating the window.  Size: 11×14″ Medium: Oil paint on canvas panel. I am available […]


Park-Bench---web-This is an original oil painting for sale by renowned artist Christopher Clark. The simple beauty of a girl sitting on a bench in the park, with dappled sunlight playing along the ground, is something that can never be surpassed.

The Park Bench

Purchase this original painting today from my Etsy store » Title: The Park Bench This is an original oil painting for sale by renowned artist Christopher Clark. The simple beauty of a girl sitting on a bench in the park, with dappled sunlight playing along the ground, is something that […]


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Artisan Tiles™ – Fall Memories

Availability: This original of this painting is AVAILABLE for $59 Title: Artisan Tiles™ – Fall Memories Size: Two pieces, each piece 9.25″x9.25″, and 1.5″ thick Medium: Acrylic and plaster on solid Douglas Fir wood block. Introducing Artisan Tiles™ by world-renowned painter Christopher Clark. These gorgeous little gems will add a […]


Review of canvas panels purchased from JerrysArtarama.com

Originally submitted at Jerry’s Artarama Art Supplies Superb performance and perfect color retention Specifically designed for oil painters Oil primed for the most brilliant results Made of medium weight linen All purpose weave and beautiful surface texture Exclusive OP enhanced oil priming As an oil colorist it is importa… Centurion […]


Home made pochade box 5

Since my recent switch from acrylic paints to oil paints, I’ve needed to change the way I do paintings outside. Rather than being cooped up inside all day, when I get a chance I go outside for a bit, even if I’m still just painting from a photo reference. Because […]

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Christopher Clark - art commission painting

Commission Project Finished!

Finally finished a huge commission project for my good friend Tim. He just finished redecorating his entire house, and I was honored when he asked me to create custom artwork as his finishing touches. I designed the pieces to fit within the environment of his newly refurbished home. Here is […]


Daily paintings – quite a challenge

Ok so my endeavor to create one small painting each day has been challenging, especially because I’ve been neck deep in one very large commission project (not a bad problem to have). But that project was finished last night and will be delivered tomorrow! Whew. Hopefully this will free me […]


Christopher Clark, fine artist - live painting for Avon Walk

Paintings donated for AVON Walk for Breast Cancer

Winestock XIII, a charity event put on by my good friends John Harper and Janan Hughes was a huge success. Every year, these wonderful people open their home up to a fully catered wine tasting party for a charitable cause. This year’s beneficiary of the helping hand of so many […]


La Piazzetta

Please contact me to purchase this original painting Title: La Piazzetta Size: Two pieces, each 24″ x 18″. Price is for both pieces together. Medium: Mixed media on wood panel. Ready to hang, no frame needed.           A fun bright burst of poppies with delicate scroll […]

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My art chosen for the next CMCAC art show poster

This last art show with the Costa Mesa Cultural Arts Committee (CMCAC) and Engard Arts was a success. They chose my piece “Port Orchard Trees” to be the painting they use for their posters and brochures for the next art show. So that’s pretty cool. I showed two pieces there, […]


Artist Showcase this Saturday night

I will have two pieces featured in the Artist Showcase put on by the Costa Mesa Cultural Arts Committee this Saturday night. This is a juried show, and they selected “Only Us” and “Port Orchard Trees” as the two pieces for me to showcase, both of which are also for […]


Making of “Swingout in Autumn”

Here’s a little documentation of how I made this painting: Swingout in Autumn. I find I use a lot more home-improvement and construction-grade materials than I do actual art supplies. Which allows me to be a bit more creative, and ensures that my materials are of very high quality and […]


Christopher Clark, Fine Artist - painting "Only Us"

Finding the time to paint 1

Sometimes it gets difficult to find the time to do as much painting as I’d like. I need to paint often to fulfill two needs: 1) The obvious love and desire to paint and create beautiful images, to recreate my memories in a way that transcends the photograph and captures […]


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New “Fun Beverages” series coming soon 1

During a fun weekend with my brothers in Arizona, we had a night of crazy and exotic home-made adult beverages. My brother David is a rather excellent amateur bartender, with an incredibly stocked bar in the kitchen. So late in the night Saturday, we enjoyed many a creative concoction. All […]


Fun at the airport

Got caught with a cancelled flight at the airport coming home from Seattle this weekend. Luckily I had something to keep myself and all the other disgruntled holiday travelers entertained. On the top is the ukulele I got my girlfriend Alison for Christmas. On the bottom is my Martin Backpacker […]

Christopher Clark Fine Art - two sets of strings

Christopher Clark Fine Art - me in the car

New website up and running

Kudos to Sarah Nueber Design Development in Germany for making this awesome wordpress theme. Was tricky to set up at first (probably because I’m new to wordpress, also because it has lots of features), but the support files available were good, as well as support from Sarah herself. A few […]


Regatta

Availability: This original of this painting is SOLD Title: Regatta Size: 10″x8″ x 1″ thick Medium: Acrylic and plaster on canvas Commission a similar painting » As they neared the finishing port, the sheer number of sails visible along the water bristled angrily as each vessel tried to outmaneuver the […]

Christopher Clark Fine Art - Regatta original painting