English artist Chris Rivers makes powerfully gestural oil paintings in a contemporary, Romantic idiom. His subjects range from the churning voids of outer space to lush and sumptuous flower still lifes. The handling of the brush is gestural and excited. The paint pools, drips and coagulates into lakes and islands of intense colour. His flamboyant and expressive handling draws the viewer into an exciting world of turbulent expression.

British painter Chris Rivers creates powerful gestural oil paintings in a modern, romantic language. His subjects range from the swirling emptiness of outer space to lush, sumptuous floral still lifes. His brushstrokes are vivid and frenetic, and the paint on his brushes soon transforms into intensely colored lakes and islands. His bold, colorful, and expressive handling of paint draws us into an exciting, turbulent world of expression.