Creative Chris delivers quality at work and at play

Thirteen years ago, Chris Haworth from Ramsbottom decided that being a drummer in rock band ‘Company of Strangers’ was taking too much of a toll on his family life, so he took up painting as an outlet for his creative talents. Without so much as a night-school class under his belt, he has now achieved his own exhibition. Chris, who has a passion for landscapes, feeds his work - currently on show at the Wensley Gallery, Ramsbottom - by travelling widely and using reference photography. He uses watercolours, acrylic and ink across styles from traditional to impressionist. Chris comments, “As a Quality Supervisor for the country’s largest traction battery manufacturer, you have to look at processes in a very analytical manner. When I paint, it’s not a dissimilar process, I have to look for what is actually there, rather than what I think is there.”