Christopher Miñán Fitzgerald is a contemporary artist based out of Austin Texas.

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A.7_25. Oil, amber shellac, char accelerator, furnace-grade enamel, pigmented gesso, and charcoal on canvas-panel in charred frame. 20 x 26 inches.
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A.7_25 closeup of finished painting

A.3_25. Oil and acrylic on canvas-panel, 24 x 18 inches (installed)

$A.6_25. Oil and acrylic on canvas-panel, 10 ½ x 8 ¾ inches. . . .$

Work in progress

$A.5_25. Oil and acrylic on canvas-panel, 17 ½ x 11 ½ inches. . . .$

summer evening at the studio with yamadori

My aunt and uncle (Bob & Susan Grese) were founding donors of UofM’s Bonsai Garden. I’m visiting during the week of their Azaleas in full bloom.

Work in progress

A.4_25. Oil and acrylic on canvas-panel, 15 x 24 inches.
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A.3_25. Oil and acrylic on canvas-panel, 24 x 18 inches.
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Painting lineup for the photoshoot

$A.2_25. Oil and acrylic on canvas-panel, 12 ¾ x 17 ¾ inches. . . .$

$A.1_25. Oil and acrylic on canvas-panel, 20 x 15 ½ inches. . . .$

My goal in painting each piece is to explore themes of ecological stewardship, perseverance, restoration, and convey a beauty that emerges from rising above the suffering of existence.

The appearance of surviving centuries of harsh climate is achieved through ancient bonsai techniques of wiring, pruning, tying, and defoliation...

Using power tools, I create channels for grafting a young tree into the remaining trunk...

I accelerate the aging process further by weathering or a controlled burn...