christian lancaster
Mediums Used
A Naturalists Eye combined with a wood carver`s skill and a painters ability are Christian Lancaster`s Talents which he uses to his full ability in these outstandingly beautiful works of art. You are in at the beginning of a great Artist in the making, with Fame lurking in the wings. Always a good time to buy.
Sculptures by christian lancaster
Credentials
Exhibitions
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My name is Christian Lancaster, I was born in Chester in 1973 and lived there until recently moving to Northophall in North Wales with my wife and 3 girls. I am a time severed Mechanical Engineer and currently pursue this discipline as my day job. However, my true passion is in Wildlife wood carving.
I started carving eight years ago, mainly whilst fishing from my boat. This has turned out to be the best start, as I had to make do with the tools I happened to take with me. So I learned to carve my sculptures using only blades, chisels and free hand. As a result I do not use power tools. My painting is also free hand using acrylic paint.
My father was a landscape artist and my granddad painted theatrical sets and murals in private houses. Although my father did try to pass on his enthusiasm in art to me, I wasn`t interested at the time, but at the age of thirty eight, as if a switch had been flicked, my father’s enthusiasm took a hold and I could think of nothing but art and nature. One way or another I have to create daily, be it either in wood or in my other passion which is poetry.
The wood I use is English lime wood, sourced from several reputable managed estate forestry wood dealers and land owners. I only use wind damaged lime that is kept and seasoned especially for my carvings.
Many of my sculptures are born from memories or siting of certain animals. I can honestly say every single sculpture I have carved, has been created with love, passion and a deep respect for the subject I have tried to carve.
My main goal in carving is to bring the beauty of nature into as many people’s homes and in the fore front of their minds as I can in my carving career.
Christian Lancaster.