Born in Chicago in 1962, Tim Chess spent his first
fourteen years moving around on the east coast. He then
moved to San Diego, living there on and off for twenty
years. He now resides in Oregon. Tim has an unusually
sensitive nature and has struggled over the years to cope
with the challenges of living in this fast pace,
mechanistic, and isolating culture. By the time he was in
his mid twenties he went into a serious depression and was
unable to function in the confines of "normal" society. He
has been unable to work a conventional job for the past ten
years. Instinctively, he turned to drawing to process his
own pain and express his deep concerns for humanity. Tim
spends time in nature each day which facilitates his
creative process. Drawing with intensity for hours each day,
he works on both found paper (bags, cereal boxes, newspaper,
etc.) and art paper, using mostly soft pastels, oil pastels,
and crayon. Each work is a spontaneous outpouring of colors
and emotions. Tim's work is in the permanent collection of
the Hurn Museum of Contemporary Folk Art.
SOLD Olive Eyes pastel on paper 24 x 18 $300 Humpty pastel on paper 24 x 18 $300 SOLD Family Picture pastel on paper 24 x 18 $300 One Blue Eye pastel on paper 24 x 18 $350 Untitled (Inv. #760) pastel on paper 24 x 18 $300 Mardi Gras pastel on paper 18 x 24 $300 Two Boys pastel on paper 24 x 18 $300 Two Guys with Blue Hair pastel on paper 18 x 12 $225 SOLD Untitled (Inv. #491) pastel on paper bag 24 x 14 $250 Blue Nose pastel on paper 18 x 12 $225 Untitled (Inv. #823) pastel on paper 8 x 11 $125 Untitled (Inv. #822) pastel on paper 8 x 11 $125 Untitled (Inv. #839) pastel on paper 9 x 12 $125 SOLD Feeling Blue oil pastel on paper bag 13 x 17 $175 Green Eyes pastel on paper 14 x 17 $175 Untitled (Inv. #824) pastel on paper 8 x 12 $125 Untitled (Inv. #93) pastel on paper 8 x 11 $125 Untitled (Inv. #484) art crayon on paper bag 14 x 15 $150 SOLD Untitled (Inv. #826) pastel on paper 9 x 11 $85 Three Boys colored pencil and ink on copy paper 8 x 11 $55 Standing in the Distance colored pencil and ink on copy paper 8 x 11 $55 Untitled (Inv. #497) pastel on newsprint 11 x 12 $150 Untitled (Inv. #133) pastel on paper 24 x 18 matted and framed to 30 x 24 $400 Orange Face colored pencil on box 7 x 9 matted and framed to 11 x 14 $100 Untitled (Inv. #365) 24 x 18 unframed pastel on paper $300 Long Hair 18 x 24 matted and framed to 24 x 30 pastel on paper $400 Yellow Face pastel on paper 24 x 18 matted and framed to 30 x 24 $400 SOLD Boy Walking pastel on paper 18 x 24 matted and framed to 24 x 30 $400 Untitled (Inv. #264) pastel on paper 24 x 18 matted and framed to 30 x 24 $400 Untitled (Inv. #176) pastel on paper 24 x 18 matted and framed to 30 x 24 $400 Untitled (Inv. #177) pastel on paper 24 x 18 matted and framed to 30 x 24 $400 Untitled (Inv. #386) pastel on paper 24 x 18 matted and framed to 30 x 24 $400 Behind Bars oil pastel on paper bag 22 x 17 matted and framed to 30 x 24 $275 Blue Eyes pastel on paper 24 x 18 matted and framed to 30 x 24 $400 Red Forehead pastel on paper 9 x 12 $125 Rosy Cheeks pastel on paper 10 x 14 $135 Blonde pastel on paper 24 x 18 $250 Tri Color Nose pastel on paper 24 x 18 $300 Geometric Face 12 x 16 unframed pastel on bag $150 Round Eyes pastel on paper 9 x 12 matted and framed to 16 x 20 $195 Green Lips pastel on paper bag 13 x 12 $150 Hook Nose crayon on paper bag 14 x 12 $165
