If this is your first time visiting the site, roam at your leisure. There are hundreds of paintings and dozens of lessons, not to mention commentary, book information and lots more. Download to your heart's content!

Wishing you wonderful painting days in 2012!

"Zion Snow"     Oil      11"x13"

Informal Show in Rowayton

We'll be having a small, informal show entitled "Charles Sovek - Rowayton Paintings" at our neighborhood sandwich and ice cream shop, Brendan's 101, at 101 Rowayton Avenue. It will be up from January 26 through February 15, 2012. Stop by if you are in the area.

New Gallery for Charles Sovek's Work!

Gallery Antonia, 578 Main St in Chatham, Cape Cod, MA, is now the year round gallery for Charles' work. The owner is Domonic Boreffi (email domonic@galleryantonia.com; phone 508-469-4020).

Thanks for visiting Charles' website and enjoy viewing the paintings!

It's back! We're pleased to offer a new all color edition of Charles's very popular book, Oil Painting: Develop Your Natural Ability. The new edition is paperback with a coil binding so that the pages lay flat for easy reference. The price is $55.00 (plus $10.00 shipping and handling) and the book may be ordered online.

Watch Charles paint and talk! – Three instructional DVDs made from homemade, unedited videos of his famous demos and workshops have arrived! Over five hours of Sovek, called "treasures" by a painter friend and former student. The set includes:

1. Tone & Color Workshop, Scottsdale, AZ circa 1999
   
   
2. Studio painting demo of a painting from Greece, 1996
   
   
3. Painting demo on location, Mendocino, CA Workshop, 1997

Order this set of three DVDs for $75.00 + $5.00 shipping and handling.

Quantities are limited...in fact, only 5 sets are left. Order yours today!

Five books and one DVD are currently available for purchase:

• The Basics
• Oil Painting
• Keying your Paintings
• A Painter's Tour de France
• Plein Air, Painting the American Landscape (PBS DVD series with a 30-minute segment featuring Charles)

Please visit the Books & DVDs page for prices and ordering options. Shipping costs have increased slightly. We are once again taking orders via PayPal, for your security and convenience.

Please continue to check back here at the website for updates.
And best wishes for happy painting!