Chris has devoted over two decades to studying ocean liners, focusing primarily on the Olympic-Class and Lusitania-Class ships. At the age of eight, he received his first book about RMS Titanic, Discovery of the Titanic by Dr. Robert D. Ballard, featuring paintings by Maritime Artist Ken Marschall. These paintings inspired Chris to artistically preserve the legacies of these great ocean liners, while the James Cameron Titanic (1997) movie inspired him to hand-draw the profile and deck plans.

Following 18 years of refining his drafts, Chris confidently created the deck plans for the proposed Olympic and Titanic. In Spring 2023, the became the first person in over 100 years to draw the deck plans with pencil and pen (to the best of his knowledge). This achievement has allowed Chris to travel, present his work, undertake commissions, contribute to books, and publish magazine articles. In Fall 2023, Chris was invited to become a board member of the RMS Olympic Steinway Association, a non- profit organization founded in Austria with a goal to purchase and preserve the Steinway Piano from the A La Carte Restaurant of RMS Olympic. By the spring of 2025, Chris became the Deputy Vice President of the Association. 

For more information about the RMS Olympic Steinway Association:

www.rmsolympicpiano.com

Recently, Chris completed a long-term commission to hand-draw the deck plans of the German Ocean-liner SS Cap Arcona, and a separate commission to draw the profile plan of the RMS Empress of Ireland. Currently, Chris is working on Titanic-related commission, CS MacKay-Bennett, and another Titanic-related commission is to follow. Work on his long-term research projects RMS Lusitania, and all three Olympic-Class ships are ongoing. He is also co-authoring his first book with Angelica Harris, which he will illustrate. Additionally, Chris is collaborating with Paul Burns, curator of the Titanic Attractions in Pigeon Forge, TN, and Branson, MO, USA on various projects.

For article contributions, book contributions, or general inquiries, please visit the contact page. 

To commission Chris, please visit the Commission the Draftsman page.