Figurative Paintings
Mooney’s technique is that of the old masters, yet the paintings have a modern feel with contemporary settings, ambiance and boldness. His portraits play with light and dark as well as hard and soft edges to recreate the three dimensional image on canvas. Mooney’s brings out the uniqueness of each subject, seeking to capture both their soul and personality.
Mr. Mooney’s Bacon Cheeseburger Must Be Ready. Oil on canvas, 30” x 40”.
Small town USA during Covid times, no problems.
New York City Windows. Oil on canvas, 30” x 40”
During Covid times. Reality separated between the inside world and the outside world.
Waiting. Oil on canvas, 30”x 40”
Subway Station. Oil on canvas, 36” x 48”
I used to live in New York City during the years I attended Parson’s School of Design, 1979-1983. I would commute essentially every day for four years from 77th St. to the 14th Street Union Square station near where Parson’s is located. Also, during the summer I had worked for Goldman Sachs in the Wall St. area. Ugh, that was a lot of commuting on the Interborough Rapid Transit, the IRT.
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Tilikum Workers II. Oil on canvas, 48” x 60”
Tribute: Portraits of Working Heroes on the Tilikum Crossing.
Mooney created a visual record of building Tilikum Crossing, the Portland-Milwaukie light rail bridge over the Willamette River. Portraits of the designers, engineers, builders, and contractors who worked on the project are featured in their working environment. Funded in part by Regional Arts & Culture Council.
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Tilikum Workers. Oil on canvas, 60” x 48”
Tribute: Portraits of Working Heroes on the Tilikum Crossing.
Mooney created a visual record of building Tilikum Crossing, the Portland-Milwaukie light rail bridge over the Willamette River. Portraits of the designers, engineers, builders, and contractors who worked on the project are featured in their working environment. Funded in part by Regional Arts & Culture Council.
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Grip on Reality II. Oil on canvas, 30” x 40”
Willamette Falls Locks Festival. Workers demonstrating a repair job during the festival.
Barge Workers II, Oil on canvas, 40” x 36”
Tidewater Transportation and Terminals | Pacific Northwest | Vancouver
Barge Workers III. Oil on canvas, 32” x 40”
Tidewater Transportation and Terminals | Pacific Northwest | Vancouver
Greasing. Hawthorne. Oil on hot press Arches paper, 24” x 18”
Multnomah County Bridge Maintenance crew on the top, pumping grease into the bridge’s pins.
Sternwheeler Repairs. Oil on hot press Arches paper, 18” x 24”
Portland (Steam Tug); Also known as Sternwheeler Portland; Portland II, Portland, Oregon - U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
ELF. Oil on canvas, 30” x 40”
Shayna. Oil on canvas, 52” x 40”
Shayna II. Oil on canvas, 52” x 40”
Amy. Oil on canvas, 36” x 24”
Christopher occasionally uses red and blue flood lights on his figures to give unusual reflections which heighten the subjects’ emotional undertones. His technique of underpainting mimics the old masters but he shifts to a more contemporary style through expressive brushstrokes.
Grace. Oil on canvas, 52" x36"
Layneau Collection Layneau Collection
On View — Art Center Sarasota (artsarasota.org)
ON VIEW MAY 23 - JULY 27, 2024
Annual Juried Regional Show: Beyond Comfort
Beyond Comfort invites artists to express their perception of beauty and/or the grotesque in contemporary art and society. This show allows artists to define and explore aesthetics while joining the long-debated concept of beauty and its function in art.
Colorful Thoughts. Oils, 30” x 38” My very first muse to hire and inspired me to create figurative art. She had moved into the Portland area and was modeling for the various figure drawing art studios and other professional artists.
Colorful Thoughts II. Oils, 22” x 28”
Colorful Thoughts III. Oil, 30” x 40”
The Fan. Oil on canvas, 48” x72”
Email: chrismooneyart@gmail.com
Phone: (503) 320-0518
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