Fleurieu Living Magazine

Realism in focus

Tiny shells, sun-baked crab legs and gnarled pieces of driftwood are just some of the offerings Fleurieu artist Chris Summer finds left on the front porch of his beachside home.

They’re gifts from locals with an intimate knowledge of Chris and his art, a practice where he magnifies the intricate beauty of some of nature’s smallest objects in a monochromed layering of black charcoal and white ink.

‘I’ll turn up after going for a walk and there’ll be random new objects on the bench or doorstep outside,’ Chris

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