Charles Sovek, Artist and Author | Painting in Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor and Gouache

CHARLES SOVEK
March 23, 1937 - June 8, 2007
Photo - Charles Sovek (1937-2007)
Publicity photo for Catching Light in Your Paintings
1984

Updated 19 July 2010

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!

Painting - "Blessing of the Fleet, Provincetown"

"Blessing of the Fleet, Provincetown"
Private Collection

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 $70.00 (plus $9.00 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:

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

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

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Price - $75.00 S&H - $5.00
Prefer not to use PayPal? Please send a check or money order to Charles Sovek Trust, c/o Peggy Sovek, P.O. Box 638, Truro, MA 02666. DVDs Copyright © 2010 - All Rights Reserved - Charles Sovek Trust

Update...New summer prices on Studio Gallery 2010 paintings! Straight from Charles Sovek's studio – For Sale: A collection of 25 UNFRAMED, but SIGNED oil and acrylic paintings! To view and to purchase, click on STUDIO GALLERY 2010.

Portrait Gallery - Paintings are also available for purchase in the Portrait Gallery.

Five books and one DVD are currently available for purchase:

The Basics
Oil Painting
Catching Light
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!

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