Visually through my work, over and over, I'm trying to create characters that are - to some people they may be monstrous, and I hate that word, becau…

- Chris Mars

I'm painting so much that I don't listen to much music. Because music is another creative outlet, it's a huge distraction for me when I paint.

- Chris Mars

I need to keep it spontaneous as an artist, so for me to repeat a face would be redundant and boring.

- Chris Mars

Sometimes I will portray the more normal-looking people as the monsters and then the more distorted - "uniquely formed" is the word I like to use, ra…

- Chris Mars