CHARLES B. FERGUSON
I am what I paint. I react closely to whatever environment I happen to be in. I attempt in my drawing and painting, to extract fragments, paint them and put a lot of myself into the work. Up until the mid-twentieth century, the best artists from cave painters to Picasso were observers and recorders in one style or another, realistic or abstract. Having been born on a small Island surrounded by saltwater, my life and inspiration has been a salty and watery one. Nearly all of my painting, etchings and wood sculpture relate in one way or another to the sea, the "Mother of us all". My great art instructor and fine artist, Frank Vincent DuMond, opened my eyes to a life in the Arts and taught me to really look, not just see. "Paint the Light" he said and I try in my own way. I can never tire of the challenge to capture fragments from my world which are lit from another. My subject matter, the sea, its shores, birdlife, flora and fauna and skies is what 'turns me on'. Here are my two current mottos" "Let there be Light" and "K.I.S.S." - keep it simple stupid!
#1. SNOW GEESE, Acrylic, 24" x 48" |
#4. SEA FOAM, Acrylic, 36" x 36" |
#3. CONNECTICUT VALLEY, Acrylic, 30" x 48" |
#2. TIDE LINE, Acrylic-Mixed Media, 30" x 30" |
