Chris Brizzard started his formal training in drawing when he moved back to Texas in 2013 and began studying with Michael Mentler at The Society of Figurative Arts in Dallas. From 2014 to 2017, he studied drawing and painting at Studio Incamminati under instructors trained by Nelson Shanks. He now teaches drawing and painting at The Oklahoma Academy of Classical Art and Oklahoma Contemporary. Influences include Dan Thompson, Darren Kingsley, Alex Kanevsky and Carolyn Anderson, among others.