CHRIS BARWICK’s first solo show -16th August

Hi my name is Chris. I began painting in December 2009.I am also an actor with the milk crate theatre and after we performed our last show for the year I got bored and needed something to do. Some people suggested that I do a painting. I told them I have no talent there.

Then one day in December 2009 I had an idea for a painting so I asked the coordinator at Mission Australia to get me a canvas. My first painting was the first of my anti smoking series.

I suddenly became a prolific painter. I have became addicted to painting and I still haven’t gotten around to any lessons as yet. I have now been painting for 20 months and I have produced around 50 paintings in this time.Since starting painting my life has changed for the better .

I now have an outlet for my creativity and imagination. Before I started acting and painting I was lost in the abyss of drugs and alcohol. Now my life has a purpose and a greater meaning for me. I enjoy being an artist now, as it has changed me for the better. I encourage all people to find what makes them happy in life.