The Key to the City - Artist's Sketchbook - October, 2005

  True Colors - The Artist's Magazine - August, 2002

  Breaking the Ice - The Artist's Magazine - November, 2000

  The Surprising Color of Gray - The Artist's Magazine - August, 1999

  Capturing Green - The Artist's Magazine - July, 1995

  Mixing Colorful Grays in Oil - The Artist's Magazine - November, 1992

  Strong and Simple: Discovering Fairfield Porter - The Artist's Magazine - May, 1992

  Going Over The Edge - The Artist's Magazine - March, 1992

  Creating Effective Shadows - The Artist's Magazine - November, 1991

  Finding the Three Shapes Under Everything - The Artist's Magazine - October, 1991

  Light and Color, Sorolla Style - The Artist's Magazine - December, 1990

  Turn On the Glittering Light of Impressionism: The Art of Frank Benson - The Artist's Magazine - October, 1989

  Secrets of Sargent's Watercolors - The Artist's Magazine - April, 1989

  Paint Like a Master Impressionist: The Art of Edward Potthast - The Artist's Magazine - December, 1988

  Beating the Background Blues - The Artist's Magazine - November, 1988

  Simplifying Your Painting: The Art of Alfred Chadbourn - The Artist's Magazine - March, 1987

  Catching Light in Your Paintings - North Light - October, 1984

About These Articles

Charles wrote his first article for THE ARTIST'S MAGAZINE in 1984 following the publication of his second book, CATCHING LIGHT IN YOUR PAINTINGS. He felt it was a privilege to be on The Artist's Magazine masthead as a contributing editor.

In his words: Covering topics ranging from how Sorolla captured light to why Fairfield Porter disregards detail to 21 ways to mix green has been both a literary adventure and a re-investigation into my own approach to painting. My aim has always been to dispense information in a clear, concise manner.