Chris Riley.

"Creativity and a desire to make things look good has always been an important part of my life. As a kid there were sketchbooks and drawings everywhere around me."

"I had dabbled with paintings in my late teens, but life pushed me towards a career as a panel beater, and so I gave up painting and drawing. It wasn’t until my late 20’s that I picked up a paintbrush again, after struggling to find an artwork for our apartment."

"I painted one myself, and the feedback from friends and family was overwhelmingly positive. When my wife Tracy suggested I begin painting for a living, that idea made me happier than my job at the time. I love to paint, so why not?"

"From selling my pieces at markets, to quitting my job and painting full time, then opening my first studio space in East Brisbane, to now running a studio space and gallery at our Coorparoo location - it’s been an incredible ride!"

“My work is all inspired by mid century architecture and palm springs. I love light, colour and shadows and palm springs has all of that!”