Charles Spratt — Artist
"I have learned to use paint and canvass to reveal, and to share, my deep absorption in the wonder and beauty of the world around us."
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With an ageless sense of wonder, first felt as a boy on farm fields and in woodlands, Charles Spratt perceives the natural world and creates its presence on canvas— images made possible by his mature artist’s eye for beauty, four decades of painting and a personal sense of spirituality.
Charlie was forty years old, a graduate engineer with a gift for drawing and a business, when he turned to the serious work of painting (impressionist landscapes). Renowned Ottawa artist and instructor, Grant Tigner, had invited him to a plein air session in the countryside. That single experience launched an artistic journey, guided by his mentor, by years of study and teaching, and by painting alongside other nationally recognized Canadian and American artists and friends. Using a plein air sketch from a field trip as a reference, he works on a large canvass in his Ottawa studio. As he paints, he explores a personal sense of spirituality, while holding true to the freshness of the plein air image. With forty years of painting and more than 30 solo exhibitions behind him, Charlie is quietly pleased that his work is at an extremely high level and can be found in galleries and collections throughout Canada. “I have learned to use paint and canvass to reveal, and to share, my deep absorption in the wonder and beauty of the world around us. I have also learned as an artist that I can never stop looking for better ways to express those feelings—and to more fully understand myself, a struggle that is integral to my painting.” A member of the Society of Canadian Artists, the Ontario Society of Artists and the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour, he was co-founder of the long-running National Capital Fine Art Festival and the Manotick Art Association juried show. Thirty years ago, he was instrumental in forming the Plein Air Ensemble, an outdoor painting group that continues to offer twice-yearly trips for artists. - edited by Barbara Robson, Ottawa author |
Charles Spratt - Artist
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Professional artist, plein air painter, experienced in juring, critiquing and instruction. Signature member of Ontario Society of Artists (OSA), Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour (CSPWC), Society of Canadian Artists (SCA). Member Ottawa Watercolour Society, Manotick Art Association, West Carleton Art Association, East Central Ontario Art Association (ECOAA)
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Galleries
KOYMAN GALLERIES
1771 St. Laurent Boulevard Ottawa, ON 613.526.1562 |
EDITH CURRY GALLERY
94 Maple Avenue Haliburton, ON 705.457.9687 July and August 2020 open 6 days/week. |
CARDINAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
30A Hazelton Ave., Suite 200 Toronto, ON M5R 2E2 624.426.0008 |
The Ten Collective On-line Gallery featuring the paintings of the members of T-T-C.