More about Charles Schaefer
Biography:
A wise person once said " Do what you love, make it your passion"
For Charles, this is the mantra by which he lives. Art expresses his love of life. His work is in private as well as corporate collections throughout the world. There is an element of vertical stability giving his brushwork an active dynamism. The works display dazzling gleams of color that seem to intensely vibrate when a viewer participates in the composition.
His work has been recognized in the New York Art Review, Living Artists in America, Far and Near Horizons ( World Tour of Contemporary Artists) sold on Amazon.com, and numerous other articles in magazines and newspapers. He was an official United States Coast Guard Artist for over twenty years. Memberships include Plein Air Florida ( signature member), East Coast Plein Air, American Impressionist Society, International Plein Air, National Association of Professional Plein Air Artists, Southern Artists League, Plein Air Artists of St. Augustine, and the Flagler County Art League.
Charles' art is in private and corporate collections across the United States and in Europe. For 12 years he has been one of sixteen plein air artists juried into the Art in the Garden event during Epcot's International Flower & Garden Festival. Since 2013 he has been the Director of this prestigious event.
Biography:
A wise person once said " Do what you love, make it your passion"
For Charles, this is the mantra by which he lives. Art expresses his love of life. His work is in private as well as corporate collections throughout the world. There is an element of vertical stability giving his brushwork an active dynamism. The works display dazzling gleams of color that seem to intensely vibrate when a viewer participates in the composition.
His work has been recognized in the New York Art Review, Living Artists in America, Far and Near Horizons ( World Tour of Contemporary Artists) sold on Amazon.com, and numerous other articles in magazines and newspapers. He was an official United States Coast Guard Artist for over twenty years. Memberships include Plein Air Florida ( signature member), East Coast Plein Air, American Impressionist Society, International Plein Air, National Association of Professional Plein Air Artists, Southern Artists League, Plein Air Artists of St. Augustine, and the Flagler County Art League.
Charles' art is in private and corporate collections across the United States and in Europe. For 12 years he has been one of sixteen plein air artists juried into the Art in the Garden event during Epcot's International Flower & Garden Festival. Since 2013 he has been the Director of this prestigious event.