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Having studied Painting and Printmaking at City & Guilds of London Art School. artist Christopher Aggs has exhibited widely and taught Drawing, Painting and Printmaking in multiple universities in the UK. 

'I see myself as a realist painter and prefer to work directly from observation. I am endlessly fascinated by the task of translating what I see into paint and consider that the world in front of my easel contains more wonderful variety than anything I could ever dream up myself. I am most at home working outdoors but have a studio in West Sussex with printmaking facilities where I also undertake a variety of work to commission. Ideas for paintings present themselves constantly in the landscape, among objects in the studio and recently while observing musicians absorbed in the activity of music making.'

'I prefer to work from direct observation and paintings nearly always beginning with a series of drawings as a means of getting acquainted with the subject rather than as a means of fixing its contours. I usually work in oil paint on board, and sometimes on canvas. Frequently the work will be carried out plein-air although I do make on-the-spot sketches if the weather is variable or time presses. I prefer to complete larger more considered works on site rather than in the studio. This always means changing and re-working the painting to fit current conditions and often means repeated visits over many months, sometimes even returning to the same spot at the same season over several years.'

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