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Charles Bentz
646-320-2363
small dunes 2, oil/canvas, , 8" x 8"
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I attended The School of Art & Design and studied at Pratt and The Art Student's League in New York City. I was an illustrator in the advertising industry for many years and am a member of the Society Of Illustrators. The main theme of my work is my travels -- vacations, day trips, weekend getaways -- and especially my yearly pilgrimage to the island of Nantucket. Wherever I go, my camera and sketch pad are my constant companions. I record my impressions or images of people and nature and return to my studio to translate them into paintings. I am fascinated by shadows. I love to capture them and cast them onto my work. They add a dimension that is magical and mysterious to a painting. The challenge for me is to share the story of my experience with the viewer and to transport them to that moment in time. I feel that my work has a quality that is peaceful, pure, simple and true -- reminiscent of an era when life was lived at a much slower pace.