Chris Manwaring Artworks Gallery

• Where Stone Meets Sand

  Glass, Panel. What drew me to this scene was the contrast between the rugged strength of the rocks and the quiet simplicity of the smooth sand. The rocks rise from the river’s edge with weight, texture, and color, while…

• Innocence by the River

  Oil, Panel. There is an innocence in being completely at ease in nature—away from the noise, expectations, and self-consciousness of the outside world. Beside the river, surrounded by summer greens and filtered sunlight…

• The Last Slice Of Summer

  Oil, Panel, 24 x 18. I’m honored that this painting recently received Best of Show at the American Impressionist Society National Show. The subject is my son enjoying a slice of watermelon on a summer day. What first dr…

• The Echo of Lodore

  Oil, Panel, 24 x 36. I was waiting for dinner and couldn’t look away from the light show. As the sun moved west, it cast its rays across the horizon, bouncing light off the canyon walls and illuminating the mighty Green…

• Evening at the River

  Oil, Panel, 24 x 28

• The Gates

  Oil, Linen, 10 x 12. There is something timeless about running a river through canyon country. The current carries you away from roads, schedules, and noise, drawing you deeper between walls of ancient stone. Around eac…

• Hell's Half-Mile

  Oil, Linen, 9 x 12. John Wesley Powell called it Hell’s Half Mile—a rugged stretch of river where powerful current and a maze of rocks made every yard hard-earned. Yet along its banks, beneath the shade of towering pond…

• Among the Aspens

  Oil, Linen, 12 x 16. High in the mountains, aspens gather in places where the air is cooler and the light feels different. When the sun falls behind them, their pale trunks catch the backlight, glowing against the deep…

• Grand Canyon "Moran Point"

  Oil, Panel, 22" x 21". While visiting the Grand Canyon for the first time, I stopped at Kolb studio. The place was amazing. As I was checking out the historical pictures, I noticed one showing the brothers rafting down…

• Assisi Evening

  Oil, Panel, 24" x 18". As the sun began to set over Assisi, the last warm light found its way through the narrow streets, touching the old stone walls and leading toward the Basilica of St. Francis. Ahead, people quietl…

• The Reminder of Life

  Oil, Panel, 26" x 21". This painting is of my son, Cale, playing in the water on a warm summer day. There was nothing complicated about the moment—just a child completely caught up in the simple joy of splashing through…

• Quiet Discovery

  Oil, Panel, 12 x 16. In Rocky Mountain National Park, it is easy to look up. The great peaks dominate the landscape and seem to demand our attention. But on this particular hike, I found myself looking down instead. Flo…

• Glen Canyon

  Oil, Panel, 18 x 24. This painting came from a trip through Glen Canyon with my son—a place where the river has spent countless ages carving its way through walls of stone. Standing above it, the scale is almost overwhe…

• Evening Chores

  Oil, Panel, 16 x 12. There is a quiet beauty in the ordinary rhythms of life. This painting captures a young woman at the end of the day, carrying a bucket through the farmyard as the last light slips between the buildi…

• Inseparable Friends

  Oil, Canvas, 48 x 36

• Yampa

  Oil, Panel, 48 x 45

• The Field of Choice

  Oil, Panel, 36 x 48

• Fall Moment

  Oil, Panel, 30.75 x 41.75

• Stirring Young

  Oil, Panel, 30 x 30

• Royal Reflection

  Oil, Panel, 24 x 30

• Morning on the River

  Oil, Panel, 16 x 12

• Temple Elephant

  Oil, Panel

• Green River Canyon Reflection

  Oil, Panel