The gallery is open to the public Monday - Friday, 8 am to 5 pm.
JANUARY - MARCH 2025
ART/Construction
The paintings of Christopher B. Mooney
Opening Reception
Friday, February 7 / 5-7 pm
ARTIST STATEMENT
I am a Pacific Northwest professional artist known for my realist paintings of urban infrastructure. My influences have been Edward Hopper's urban landscapes, Charles Sheeler's precisionist industrial landscapes, and Antonio Masi's depictions of New York City bridges. My technique draws on the Old Masters, but shifts to a more contemporary style through expressive brushwork, innovative composition, and an effective use of light and shadow. More recently I have begun to incorporate human figures into my paintings, drawing inspiration from artists such as Daniel Greene, Nelson Shanks, Steve Hanks, and Michael Parks.
In 2014 I received a grant from the Regional Arts and Culture Council to create a visual artistic record of construction workers building the new Tilikum Crossing and the Milwaukie Light Rail Bridge. I have continued this theme with new works depicting Vancouver, WA barge maintenance workers. With these more recent works, I feel as if I am following in a tradition that has sought to highlight the skill and resilience of manual workers and their contributions to society.
