The Southern Heartland Art Guild is presenting their annual Artful Harvest exhibition through Oct 22, 2021.
A few weeks ago Charles was honored to serve as judge for the 2D entries. Thank you Elise Hammond for bring him on board! It was a fun afternoon.
The Southern Heartland Art Gallery has a very nice space right on the square in downtown Covington GA. Stop by and visit them if you're ever in the area.
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| Charles with Elise Hammond of the Southern Heartland Art Guild |
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| Radiant Selene (16 x 12, oil on canvas) |
"Radiant Selene" will be part of the upcoming Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition, which opens next week at the ArtCenter Manatee in Bradenton FL.
Contact ArtCenter Manatee for purchase information.
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| "Statuette with Roses" framed and ready to ship |
"Statuette with Roses" (24 x 18, oil on linen) will be part of the upcoming American Impressionist Society National Exhibition!
The show opens September 9, 2021 at Gallery 1516 in Omaha NE.
Contact the gallery for purchase information.
"The Links of Her Rubicon" (34 x 21, oil on linen) is part of the California Art Club 110th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition!
The virtual opening celebration is Saturday July 10. The exhibition itself is now available on the California Art Club website. All works are for sale.
This experimental piece is pure metaphor; what it says is up to the viewer.
Two of many possibilities:
"I have crossed the Rubicon" said Julius Caesar. The point from which there is no going back, the decision becomes action and, win or lose, the course is set. Yet prior to that moment, small acts add up, each act, each link, moving inexorably to the point of no return.
At the same time ... the chain with which she has been held back becomes the means of her freedom.
There is no one answer. Art stimulates the imagination.
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| "Masquerade" 24 x 18, oil on linen |
"Masquerade" (24 x 18, oil on linen) is Charles' painting for the upcoming Oil Painters of America Salon Exhibition, opening this Thursday June 10 at the Quinlan Visual Arts Center in Gainesville GA.
We're honored that Charles has been asked to serve as this year's Judge of Awards.
Among the other weekend activities, he'll be doing a painting demonstration Friday afternoon and teaching a 2 day workshop Saturday and Sunday.
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| "At the Threshold" 36 x 30, oil |
"At the Threshold" (36 x 30, oil) has been awarded Best in Show in the NOAPS 2021 Spring Online International Exhibition!
A huge thank you to the National Oil & Acrylic Painters' Society and to the awards judge Christine Drewyer for the honor. The judge's statement about the painting just about left us speechless...
"It just took my breath away! ... The very moment I look at this amazing piece of art, I am drawn into the figure and her story. The extraordinary skin tones, the exceptional balance of light and dark values which expertly move my eye throughout the composition. Remarkable edges and restrained color throughout the piece and the amount of subtle detail, which is in the drapery and the carpets, then crescendos into the luscious reds of the robe on the woman which only facilitates the feeling of an ancient story. I am Cretan that I must already know this story without ever hearing it. The use of glowing light which helps to create a sense of space and time continues to bounce the energy around this exquisite painting. This piece just oozes an exceptional amount of poise and grace rarely seen in a contemporary piece. BRAVO."----- Christine Drewyer
The Oil Painters of America Salon Exhibition will be opening June 10th in Gainesville GA at the Quinlan Visual Arts Center. We'd love to see you there during the weekend's activities.
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| "Silver Mask" - detail, 36 x 18, oil |
Saturday and Sunday, June 12-13, 2021 at the Quinlan Visual Arts Center in Gainesville GA.
Contact the Quinlan to register.
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| OPA National Exhibition 2021 |
The Oil Painters of America National Exhibition will be on display for one more week - thru May 16, 2021 - at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido.
This great photo of Charles' painting "The Light of Other Worlds" hanging with her new friends at the opening reception comes courtesy of fellow exhibiting artist Pauline Roche.
The 30th Annual Oil Painters of America National Exhibition opens tonight!
April 9 - May 16, 2021
California Center for the Arts, Escondido Museum.
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| "At the Edge of the Storm" 20 x 16, oil |
"At the Edge of the Storm" (20 x 16, oil) has been awarded Second Place in the February BoldBrush Painting Competition!
A big thank you to BoldBrush and to this month's judge Aaron Westerberg for the honor.
"The Light of Other Worlds" has finished her cross-country trek and has safely arrived in California!
She'll be part of the Oil Painters of America National Exhibition, which opens April 9 at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido Museum.
It's going to be an amazing show. Contact the museum for purchase information.
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| "The Light of Other Worlds" 29 x 18, oil on linen |
"The Light of Other Worlds" has been accepted into the Oil Painters of America 30th National Juried Exhibition!
The show opens April 9 at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido in Escondido CA.
"The Light of Other Worlds" 29 x 18, oil on linen. Available.
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| "Radiant Selene" 16 x 12, oil on canvas |
We're very honored to have "Radiant Selene" accepted into the American Impressionist Society Small Works Exhibition, hosted this year by Reinert Fine Art in Charleston SC. The show opens April 1.
In Greek mythology, Selene is the personification of the moon, sister to both Helios the sun and Eos the dawn.
"Radiant Selene" 16x12, oil on canvas. Available - please contact the gallery.
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| Oil Painters of America 2020 Eastern Regional Exhibition Gold Medal |
After a circuitous cross-country trip, Charles' gold medal for "Whispers" has arrived in the mail. We're still a little stunned!
Back in late December we made a quick trip over to Reinert Fine Art in Charleston SC to see the Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition, and to bid a fond farewell to "Whispers" before she was off to her new home.
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| Charles with "Whispers" |
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| Reinert Fine Art in Charleston SC |
We're very honored that the Portrait Society of America has chosen "Scarlet Garland" as a finalist in their 2020 Members Only Competition!
Congratulations to all of the artists recognized by the Portrait Society this year.
-- the Portrait Society of America's Members Only Competition website
We're so very pleased that "A Sonnet in Blue and Gold" has advanced to the finalist round of the ARC Salon competition!
The full exhibition will go live on their website on January 13, 2020.