Charley Parker Art

Charley Parker Art - original paintings in oil, gouache & casein

  • Summer Reading

    Summer Reading

    [SOLD] A Sunday afternoon at a park in New Castle, Delaware, along the edge of the river.

  • WIP Smedley Park

    WIP Smedley Park

    Out painting with the Landscape Painting Philadelphia group in Smedley Park, just outside of Media, PA. The earlier light was fading a bit by this point. It’s a work in progress, gouache, 9×12.

  • Crum Creek, Early Autumn

    Crum Creek, Early Autumn

    Gouache, 9×12″. (Available)

  • U Arts from Kimmel Center

    U Arts from Kimmel Center

    [NFS] This view of the University of the Arts historic building in Philadelphia was from the observation deck of the Kimmel Center music hall next door — drawn while out sketching with Urban Sketchers Philadelphia.

  • Dappled Creek

    Dappled Creek

    [SOLD] Took a bit of wandering along the creek to stumble across this particular view.

  • Shady Hill

    Shady Hill

    [SOLD] Tucked away in a hollow, this hill gets cast in dappled light.

  • Easrly Magnolias

    Easrly Magnolias

    These magnolias sometimes bloom so spectacularly, I choose an almost pointillist approach to paint them.

  • Dawn Redwood, Winter

    Dawn Redwood, Winter

    This beautiful old dawn redwood sits in a arboretum near my house. I’ve painted it sevaral times and always manage to visit when I’m walking there. It feels like an old friend.

  • Trees in Shadow

    Trees in Shadow

    Trees in an arboretum near my house. The view is actually from across a creek in a separate park.

  • Little Darby Creek

    Little Darby Creek

    This beautiful little creek meanders through a park, lined with a few trees, rather than the dense woodland that surrounds many other creeks in the area.

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About the Artist

I am an artist living just outside of Philadelphia. I studied painting at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. I’m also the author of the popular arts blog, Lines and Colors.

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About the Paintings

These are small original paintings in oil, gouache (opaque watercolor) or casein.

Gouache paintings are on 100% rag paper or archival board; casein paintings are on archival board.

Oil paintings are on canvas mounted to archival panels (“Raymar Panels”), gessoed hardboard (“Gessoboard”) or on prepared paper (“Arches Oil Paper”).

I can be contacted at cp@charleyparker.com.

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