Hidden Ridge Gallery

Up for sale today is "Chess Match" by James Christensen. Our first canvas has been sold, but our last one is up for sale. Don't let these pieces slip away, secure yours before we sell out.

There are 1,327 named openings and variations to a match in The Oxford Companion to Chess, but how can a player remember any of them when the day’s spectators include a pair of dragons? “Actually, I don’t think anyone is worried about them at all,” laughs the artist James C Christensen. “They enjoy a well played game. It’s the little guys with the lances that get ornery when they are captured.”

Welcome to The Chess Match as imagined by James, the professor of the imagination. “These characters are quite passionate about the game. You’ll notice that they’ve incorporated the checkerboard pattern into their clothing and even onto the castle walls. But, they’ve only learned the game as distant observers, somewhat like you or me getting fascinated over a rugby match on the Aussie Channel. We could get all excited, run into the backyard and form up a scrum but we wouldn’t know the nuances of the game. Still, we’d have all sorts of fun and maybe even lose some teeth in the process.”

“For those who know me well and that think I’ve forgotten something here, I haven’t. Hidden in the forest are at least three (maybe more) fish adding their enchantment to the day’s festivities. After all, it wouldn’t be a Christensen without magic in the air….. And, oh, by the way, it’s red’s move.”

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Up for sale is another humorous piece by James Christensen - Fish Chaser.

A poofy guy chasing a fish is typical James Christensen - it's up to you to create your own story. This is another creation from "the land a little left of reality" and was printed in 2015 with an edition size of only 200.

Our first Fish Chaser canvas has been sold and our last one is up for sale. Don't let these pieces slip away, secure yours before we sell out.

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