BIO

Christopher May was one of Australia’s finest pencil artists, he loved fishing and drew fish, birds and still life pieces.

I had the good fortune of meeting Hervey Bay pencil artist Christopher.J.May recently. Chris does pencil drawings of fish and other Australian wildlife. His work is certainly something to be marvelled at, I had a viewing of his remaining original work ” Australian Bass ” and some limited edition prints at his home in Pialba. I am extremely impressed to say the least, he captures details that are not found in many photographs, and I think it’s fair to say that Chris’s work is eye catching, realistic and lifelike. All of Chris’s original pencil art works have some very unique features apart from being superb drawings, these include the letter ” J ” being drawn as a hook and the point of the hook is also finished and coloured with his own blood. Giving his original works DNA coding which cannot be duplicated. The eye of each fish has a micro drawing which is unique to each original work.

Chris is a progressive kind of guy who works from home with his wife Wendy and their two young sons. Born in North Queensland and having served as an infantry soldier in the Royal Australian Regiment and holding jobs ranging from firearms instructor on Hamilton Island to skippering his own vessel along the eastern seaboard of Australia. Chris is a dedicated fisherman, family man, wildlife enthusiast and artist. Having recently discovered that he is also capable of sculpting, he is now finishing work on his third piece.