Growing up in the mountains of North Carolina, Christopher knew he loved wildlife. Surrounded by wilderness, he spent most of his time wandering the woods of Catawba County. When indoors he found himself sitting in front of the family television, watching PBS astounded by the works of Bob Ross. this inspiration lead Christopher to start a lifelong adventure of creating art on paper, canvas, and digitally.

Taking up art as a way of expression, Christopher quickly found out what he intended to paint was not chromatically accurate. After being tested for colorblindness, he was diagnosed with red cone deficiency or Protan color blindness. He can still see color, just not as saturated as most people. Especially colors in the red and green spectrum which appear more brown, muted, or grey. To him, reds look more brown, purples looks more blue, and some yellows and greens are indiscernible.

The Move to Florida.

His art style changed when he moved to Florida and fell in love with the ocean. Becoming a certified SCUBA diver opened a world of wonder as he would frequently watch the small macro life hustle along the coral reefs. He took up underwater photography as a way to capture reference photos for his newfound love: undersea marine life art.