CHRIS DE HOOG

I'm an artist living and working in Wadawarrung Country (Geelong, Victoria). I am married to Amie, who is also an artist, and we have 4 children, 2 boys and 2 girls... I always loved drawing as a kid. When I was in high school, I gravitated towards visual art and photography. I considered going to art school when I finished but chose the ‘safe' option of studying graphic design. I don't regret that decision, but I'd love to go to art school one day too. I still work as a graphic designer part time. My journey into my career as an artist began when I decided to leave my full-time graphic design job to try my hand at freelancing (in design). I was drawn to being creative for creativity's sake, rather than at the behest of a client, so I started painting. I worked towards my first solo exhibition, and it went quite well. I kept painting and now I cannot stop.

Registration numbers: 21 164 627 403 (W)