Charlie’s Studio

Posted on Jul 13, 2007 in Other Artists | 3 comments

Somehow I walked out of Charlie Van Gilder’s studio (which used to be a bowling alley- how great is that?) without any really good photos of his finished art. But I love this layout of clay pieces waiting to be fired in the kiln, especially the little dog rolling on his back. Charlie has such a playful imagination that he can work in clay, wood, stone, just about anything, combining the figurative and fantasy.

But whenever I see Charlie’s drawings they inspire me to do more travel sketches. He told me how to get to Pearl Art Supply and it was like being in the biggest candy store ever! Lots of goodies to explore, so I had to keep going outside to feed the voracious Chicago parking meter.

Update: Charlie sent me a link to his webpage, so you can see his work here.

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