Chris Bonno’s development as an artist has paralleled his work as an improviser, actor and comedian. With the art work being ongoing, his career as a performer has consisted of numerous appearances on tv shows and films as well as years featuring as a standing up comedian in clubs in New York, Vegas, Chicago, Austin, Los Angeles and Canada.
Playing with shapes and colors, Bonno chuckles when he explains to Janice Bremec Blum that he loves the “f…k it factor.” Basically, that means going mad in his own world and giving himself permission to be loose. That freeing spirit is found in all of Bonno’s work. “I don’t leave a painting until I believe in it” he says, “until it impresses me.”
I would be up late, take a break from painting and then brainstorm. Situations for tomatoes, odd places you might not find them, personifying events with tomatoes… what painting would be next?
Then an idea would make me laugh and I would suss it out to see if I thought it was a strong laugh… then run inside, sketch and plan it out or paint it.
Arch in California’s Alabama Hills with Mount Whitney (the highest peak in the US outside of Alaska) in the background.
Another Greg Tucker event: The Bear with dinner in tow. According to Greg, “every day brings something new to learn, somewhere else to explore. Find a hobby and you’ll always have something to do.”
Photography combines technologic knowledge with artistic interpretation: The former can be learned while the latter is probably both a natural & innate ability that can be improved with thoughtful effort and experience. A few of my favorite photographers include include John & Barbara Gerlach, Art Wolff, Marc Adamus, and Arthur Morris.
