Charles Muench -Panoramic View of Pasadena -Oil Painting

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Charles Muench -Panoramic View Of Pasadena -Oil painting
California Impressionist - Oil painting on Board - Signed and dated 2014
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California Impressionist - Oil painting on Board - Signed and dated 2014
Board Size:16x20" - Frame size 24x28x1.5"



Artist Biography
Charles Muench (Born 1966) is active and lives in California. He is known for Figure, still life, landscape painting.
"My goal is to be a pure painter. I want to put pigment on canvas in a way that captures the emotions of my visual experience while satisfying the demands of my intellect."
Charles Muench is an artist living in between the Sierra range and the high plains desert of Nevada. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts-with great distinction degree from San Jose State University. He studied primarily under Maynard D. Stewart, a student of Frank Vincent DuMond's and the son of Utah landscape painter, LeConte Stewart. After receiving his degree, Muench attended classes at the Art Students League with David Leffel, Michael Burban, Jack Faragasso, and others. In 1992, Muench moved to Madrid, Spain, where he painted the city and countryside, studied Velasquez, copied master works in the Prado, and attended classes at the Circulo Bellas Artes.He received the First Place Award at the 2008 Heritage Art Exhibition presented by Joan Irvine Smith as well as the Collector's Choice Award at the 2008 and 2005 Maynard Dixon Country Invitational. He received the first place award and "Best Painting of the Cove" Award at the 2007 Crystal Cove Alliance Invitational as well as the Crystal Cove Award in 2005 in Laguna Beach, CA. He also received the Best of Show/Artists Choice award at he 2006 Telluride Plein Air Exhibit.Charles Muench is featured in the June 2007 issue of Southwest Art Magazine as well as the May 2005 issue of Plein Air Magazine. He has also been featured in the June 2003 issue of Southwest Art Magazine as well as in issue 32 of International Artist in their section on "Master Painters of the World-United States Showcase."He received the Gold Medal Award at the San Luis Obispo Plein Air Event in October 2002. He has had his work included in the Arts for the Parks Top 100 Exhibit and was invited to participate in the Laguna Plein Air painting competition. He also received the "Poster Artist" award at the La Quinta Arts Foundation Desert Plein Air Event in 2002. His work has been accepted in the California Art Club's Annual Gold Medal Exhibit and the Gilcrease Museum's American Art in Miniature 2002 Exhibition. Charles Muench has won numerous awards, including the Award of Excellence from the Oil Painters of America. He is a Signature Member of that organization as well as an Artists Member of the California Art Club."Painting is eminently fascinating. I derive inspiration from Velasquez, Sargent, Sorolla, Zorn, Payne, and many others. The basic concepts of painting are relatively simple to comprehend. The subtle variations, which have enticed and challenged great minds throughout history, are what fuel my fire. Brushstrokes are the footprints of the artist's emotions. In putting pigment on canvas, I strive for the same honesty and trueness of a Johnny Cash song." See less