Christopher Galley

Christopher Galley Christopher Galley is a native of Buffalo, NY who received his BS and MS in Art Education at BSC. He has exhibited his paintings across the east coast.

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I don’t sleep. It’s not that I don’t want to, I’m just not very good at it. I usually have to wait until exhaustion take...
04/03/2026

I don’t sleep. It’s not that I don’t want to, I’m just not very good at it. I usually have to wait until exhaustion takes over and my body finally gives in. I think part of it is my tinnitus. My brain fills in the missing part of my hearing with a high pit squeal. When it’s quiet, the ringing is deafening. My hearing aids subdue it during the day. At night, medication is my only hope.
The closest I’ve felt to someone understanding and feeling it was when I heard Sleepless. The lyric “I’ve got the will to drive myself sleepless” definitely connected with me. I’ve been fortunate enough to catch them and a few times over the years. I highly recommend you do the same when they roll through your town. This deck is my homage to them and my personal sleep demon. This project gave me a chance to try out some new ideas and materials. It’s my first full go round with paint markers. You will definitely be seeing more of them in my work. They’re pretty fun and really responsive. Anyway, this i”Sleepless”. I hope you dig it.

My entry for last week’s Student Art Challenge at . I took the bronze in the teacher division. More importantly, my stud...
03/21/2026

My entry for last week’s Student Art Challenge at . I took the bronze in the teacher division. More importantly, my students had a blast! We were given two hours to create an artwork from scratch based on the theme of identity. My piece is a mix of collage, acrylic paint and a little silkscreen for good measure. I hope you like it. It was a fun experiment!

My entries for the Mini Masterpieces show. These were some fun experiments. They are a mix of rust, bronze patina, gold...
02/14/2026

My entries for the Mini Masterpieces show. These were some fun experiments. They are a mix of rust, bronze patina, gold leaf, silkscreen and, of course, marker on vellum. Be sure to check out the show when it opens in March. I can’t wait to see what everyone comes up with!

My submission for 5”x7” art exchange. Tried some new techniques in the background that I think worked out pretty well. ...
02/05/2026

My submission for 5”x7” art exchange. Tried some new techniques in the background that I think worked out pretty well. I’m looking forward to seeing what everyone else came up with for the show!

I’ve been sitting on these for a little while, better late than never I guess. Here is my carburetor series. All th carb...
02/02/2026

I’ve been sitting on these for a little while, better late than never I guess. Here is my carburetor series. All th carbs I’ve run over the years. Each one in a different primary or secondary color. I guess it’s my carb color wheel… I hope you like them!


vellum
acrylic painting wheatpaste collage
nosparetime nofreetime nodowntime onlylifetime dowork

Something new off the easel. I’ll have a few more in the carbs and color wheel series dropping over the next week or two...
12/24/2025

Something new off the easel. I’ll have a few more in the carbs and color wheel series dropping over the next week or two. I hope you dig it. Merry Christmas ya filthy animals!



It’s Sunday, which also means it’s Sunday! Come on out to the festival and catch the game on the big screen along wit...
09/14/2025

It’s Sunday, which also means it’s Sunday! Come on out to the festival and catch the game on the big screen along with some amazing live music. I decided to go a little different this year and create a portrait of for my live art contribution to the festivities. I hope you like it. I’ll see you at Knox Farm!




Back to the classroom tomorrow so I wanted to share my summer project I just wrapped up. This is the first big painting ...
08/25/2025

Back to the classroom tomorrow so I wanted to share my summer project I just wrapped up. This is the first big painting to come out of my new studio space. I’m pretty sure it’s my largest studio painting to date. It comes in at a little over 6’x4’. It started as a single painting of a plains Indian chief and evolved into a triptych addressing westward expansion, hence the golden spike in the center of the composition. I even added a little gold lead to give it some pizazz!

The frame is white pine finished in a sho shugi ban technique. I sanded away the char and buffed it with a handmade wood finish of beeswax and olive oil. I love the way the finish compliments the artwork. It’s definitely part of the overall composition.

I hope you dig it. I’m proud of this one. You can come check it out in person at the in a couple of weeks.




Next out of the studio is this little linkert. gave me the great suggestion for a series of carburetor pieces, so here ...
08/11/2025

Next out of the studio is this little linkert. gave me the great suggestion for a series of carburetor pieces, so here is number two of a planned six. I’m already looking forward to seeing the set completed. Let me know if you have any suggestions for which carbs to draw!




I had this piece of leftover cardboard and paint at the end of the school year. I decided to see what i could come up wi...
07/12/2025

I had this piece of leftover cardboard and paint at the end of the school year. I decided to see what i could come up with for it. I kind of dig it.




This felt appropriate for the Fourth of July weekend. This one is ready to come off the easel. Time to move onto part th...
07/06/2025

This felt appropriate for the Fourth of July weekend. This one is ready to come off the easel. Time to move onto part three…




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