1937-2007

Monet's Pond Giverney, oil, 10x12	Pamet River, Truro, oil, 11x13
Paris Street Life, oil, 6 3/4 x 9	Still Life with Shell, acrylic, 10x12
View of Paris, acrylic on board, 6 3/4 x 9	Catalina Marina, acrylic, 8x10

Charles Sovek (1937-2007), an internationally known and award-winning artist, began painting in 1956, as he embarked on a ten-year stint of art education. The schools he attended include The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles and The Art Student's League of New York, not to mention numerous private teachers, all of whom helped contribute to the artist's abilities and success.

He wrote six books: Painting Indoors, Catching Light in Your Paintings, Oil Painting: Develop Your Natural Ability, Keying Your Paintings, The Basics, and A Painter's Tour De France. In addition, he authored book reviews and magazine articles, appeared on television and radio, and was the subject of numerous magazine, book and newspaper articles. He also authored various books on drawing, painting and the artistic life through his own publishing enterprise, The Back Porch Press. Most recently, he was the subject of a PBS special titled Plein Air Painting in America.

Sovek had an extensive exhibition history, garnered numerous awards and prizes and was involved with many of the leading art organizations around the country including The Salmagundi Club, The Cincinnati Art Club, The Rockport Art Association, The Mendocino Art Center and The Provincetown Art Association. He was also voted an Emeritus Member of the prestigious Plein Air Painters of America. His paintings are represented in private, corporate and museum collections across the country.

He passed away on June 8, 2007, and his family maintains the website www.sovek.com.