California Art Club Gold Medal Exhibition

"She Beguiles in Red" 30x20, oil on linen

We're very pleased to announce that Charles' painting "She Beguiles in Red" has been honored with inclusion in the California Art Club 109th Gold Medal Exhibition!

They've gone virtual this year, with the exhibition opening online on May 16, with special previews for collectors.

"Bloom" accepted into OPA National Exhibition

 

"Bloom" 30x27, oil on linen

We are happy to announce that "Bloom" has been accepted into the upcoming Oil Painters of America National Exhibition!

Hosted this year by RS Hanna Gallery in Fredericksburg TX, it will hang from Aug 17 - Sept 19, 2020.

Two Online Honors for "A Sonnet in Blue and Gold"

 

"A Sonnet in Blue and Gold" was honored in two online exhibitions recently.

She was named a finalist in the Portrait Society of America's Members Only Competition, in the Non-Commissioned Portrait category.

And she received an Honorable Mention in the Signature Division of the Oil Painters of America Online Showcase. One of only 6 awards in that division!

"Figure Study in Denim" accepted into AIS Exhibition

 

"Figure Study in Denim" 16x12, oil on linen

"Figure Study in Denim" has been accepted into the upcoming American Impressionist Society 4th Annual Small Works Showcase!

He'll be headed to RS Hanna Gallery in Fredericksburg TX from March 6 - April 4.

Visiting the Birmingham Museum of Art and Lady Vincent

During a quick trip to Birmingham AL a few weeks ago, we decided to stop by the Birmingham Museum of Art and see their Sargent.

Lady Helen Vincent, Vicountess d'Abernon. One of Charles' favorite paintings of Sargent's. No photograph has ever done it justice!

Charles with John Singer Sargent's painting at the Birmingham Museum of Art.

The Birmingham Museum of Art is the largest art museum in the southeast, and definitely worth a visit!

"A Sonnet in Blue and Gold" at OPA Eastern Exhibition

"A Sonnet in Blue and Gold" 34x21, oil on canvas

We were very pleased to have Charles' painting "A Sonnet in Blue and Gold" accepted into the Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition, which opened October 10 at the Beverly McNeil Gallery in Birmingham AL. It was a great opening reception for a beautiful show!
The exhibition will hang from Oct. 10 - Nov. 20, 2019.

Chatting at the exhibition's opening reception.

"At the Threshold" the Art Muse Winner!

Wow! More great news from Art Muse this month.
"At the Threshold" was chosen by the acclaimed artist William Schneider as the Art Muse Contest winner for the month of June!

"Excellent drawing, values, color temperature relationships, edges, and composition! And it creates an intriguing narrative." -- William Schneider

Many thanks to Bill for his kind words, and thanks to the Art Muse organizers as well.

-- Art Muse Contest website

"A Fascination with Plumage" in Metro Montage XIX

Charles with "A Fascination with Plumage" at Metro Montage XIX

Charles was once again honored to be a part of Metro Montage, the annual juried exhibition of the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art, in Marietta, Georgia.

"A Fascination with Plumage" was chosen, along with 71 other works of art across all genres, mediums, and techniques to represent "a body of work that is a cohesive and encompassing celebration of creative expression."

The exhibition will remain in place through September 8, 2019.

-- The Marietta Cobb Museum of Art website
-- The Marietta Cobb Museum of Art on Facebook

Two Paintings Chosen as Finalists in ARC Salon

Charles was honored again this year with two of his paintings chosen as finalists in the prestigious 14th International ARC Salon!

"At the Threshold" and "A Fascination with Plumage" were both included in the Imaginative Realism category of this sensational online exhibition of representational work.

The directors at Art Renewal Center describe their Imaginative Realism category as one that "focuses on historical scenes, religious imagery, surrealism, fantasy art and science fiction."

They go on to praise the importance of the imaginative realism genre in modern society:

"Today there is a growing group of artists utilizing techniques of the past, but with modern day creative concepts. This imaginative style of art is a legitimate form of human expression, broadening the types of subjects Mankind can explore and enabling viewers to understand emotions and themes in the real world by abstracting the subjects through unconventional but recognizable imagery."

Created by the Art Renewal Center, the ARC Salon has grown to be one of the largest and most prestigious exhibitions of representational art. This year's Salon includes 1500 works chosen from the more than 4300 entries submitted from 73 countries.

ARC Chairman Fred Ross, in his message on the Salon website, says:

"Every year I continue to be amazed at the quality and originality of the newest crop of ARC Salon winners and finalists which just keeps getting better at an accelerating pace... Nothing demonstrates better ... the basic tenets of the ARC Philosophy, perhaps the most important being, that Realism in the fine arts is a universal visual language. Let us all hope that the fast growing 21st century Realist Art Movement will play its part in establishing a more peaceful, yet beautiful and exciting, future."

-- view the entire exhibition on the ARC Salon website
-- visit Art Renewal Center's website