Lois Allen Charles About the Artist

About the Artist
I remember receiving a set of pastels for a Christmas painting from my dear parents.
What fun I recall! The sister at my school was impressed with my dog pastel painting, she
asked if I did it freehand, not sure what she meant, I did not know what to answer, I was
eight years old.
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I also recall painting a pastel painting of an "Olde Philadelphia" street scene and putting it
into the bin, to see if it was accepted for the high school's literary magazine. I called the
painting "November Streets" as it was all browns, oranges, and purples with row houses,
street lamps, steps, with a feeling of motion to it. I was delighted that it was placed in
the center of the magazine and poetry was written by the students with that title. Mrs.
Alessi was my teacher in high school, she was very cool I thought with her little granny
eyeglasses.
This was my first Olde Philadelphia painting.

I enjoy researching old photographs, using my memories, and imagination in creating a
painting of a certain time period which includes images of life, love and work in times
past such as seen in my Olde Philadelphia series of paintings.
Also, enjoy researching Revolutionary War times adding the published broadsides, flags,
soldiers, women, and children in my paintings, or paint a country scene, or a personal
portrait by request.

My latest adventure is painting in an abstract impressionist contemporary style which is
such fun to express the emotions of how I feel at a particular time. These paintings are
done freely and quickly.
These are delightful to me! I just recently finished a large Lilac scene with a Monarch
butterfly, it gives the feeling of the viewer almost standing in the lilac bush! Others are
Red Roses, Pond WaterLilies, and my favorite flowers Hollyhocks and Foxglove among
others.

Also new for me is painting "en plein air" or in the open air - especially when I am sitting
on a dock at my favorite Pocono pond, in a quick impressionist style.

I must give my credit to my dad for my artistic ability as he was a painter, so this was
natural for me to follow in his footsteps. He was very creative man who wrote (it seemed
:) to every politician, as well as poetry, novels, a mechanical engineer as well.

I have worked in oil, watercolor, acrylics, pastel on paper & canvas included in many
professional exhibitions over the years. I have studied with various artists also over the
years.
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Also I enjoy working in fabrics, in an "art quilt" style and am currently working on a
handmade quilt of Valley Forge circa 1777-1778 which I developed from one of my original
paintings of Valley Forge. The quilt is made of muslim material, embroidery and hand
painted and is being completely hand quilted and hand made only, no machine.
This has been an on-going project for several years.

Check out my site, and thanks very much for your visit, come back often!

Lois Allen Charles
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Lois lives in King of Prussia, PA located about 8 miles outside Philly. She has three grown
children, one adorable little grandaughter, two dogs. She currently teaches adult drawing
classes for Upper Merion Township.
Her work can be seen at local galleries, see the menu for more details.

Lois'
paintings are
in many
private and
public
collections in
the US &
Europe.

Locally these
include the
King of
Prussia
Chamber of
Commerce,
Upper Merion
Township
Library,
Upper Merion
Township
School
District, the
local
McDonalds
Restaurant :)
and at our
local State
Senator King
of Prussia
office &
will soon be
seen on the
Art History
Channel TV
show "21st
Century
Artists"
premeiring
March 2011!

Lois Allen Charles

Fine Artist

Lois signing Berry's Tavern Prints for the Chamber of Commerce

Phone: 610-209-5437
Phone: 610-265-9197
Email: loisallenc@hotmail.com