IN THE ARTIST'S WORDS

I have struggled with clinical depression most of my life.  That said I have many reasons to justify my depression which I won’t bother anyone with.  The fact is life is hard.  I have never talked with anyone that didn’t say so.  No matter how wonderful their lives seem from the outside.

I have often felt like a ghost passing through this planet on some longer sojourn.  I am an  introvert in the middle of the party laughing and joking.  Yes, introvert.  I learned long ago how to mask who I am.  I was told I was unlovable and unwanted.  My mask is made of steel and rarely does anyone get a glimpse behind it.

Over the lifetime of my work you see a representation of my many moods. Humorous, expressive, sensual, organic, and erotic. I paint landscapes whose forms ebb and flow into each other. The viewer senses the sensuality and a familiarity about these places. Somewhere in the back of their minds they are sure they have been there. And, just when the viewer thinks they have me figured out I throw them a loop with a chair that is dancing, a house or city block swaying, or a potato in high heels peeling herself in front of a tub of sour cream!

There is one unifying character to all my work. It is color. Rich, saturated, color. I love color, I love the movement you get when a cool color is placed next to a warm color. Or the contrast of a light color wrapped in between a dark color. Sometimes the images can be exploding from the canvas because of the contrast in color and value. 

When you observe my art you will get glimpses, shadows really of who I am.  When I am in the studio.  The phone is off.  Door locked and I cannot be reached.  Only then do I allow the child I never got to be to come out and play.  Such a wonderful feeling of freedom.  A blank canvas is always exciting. The possibilities endless. Who or what emerging from the tip of a brush sometimes surprises me as much as anyone. Art is my joy, my escape, and my life. When I am painting I  can be me and there are no voices telling me I will never be good enough.  Hidden in my art is my freedom and I share that with you.

​ABOUT CHUCK 
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Chuck has drawn and painted his whole life. His education included all forms of visual art, metal casting, jewelry design, painting and more. He was an owner of the Utah Artist Guild, a for profit gallery in Salt Lake City. In his early carrier he did fashion and newspaper ads and illustrations for several different
department stores in Idaho and Utah. An award winning artist, his work has been featured in galleries in Idaho, Utah, Washington, Oregon, Nevada and California. His styles have changed and evolved but what has been most consistent in his work is color, form and movement. He has been a voracious lover
of art; both in painting, decorating and collecting