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Wow! How time flies! A new year is upon us and we have new events to tell you about.

First an update on Charles's Six Artists Six Prairies project. The artist's paintings will be on display at Prairie Creek Lodge from February 18- March 16, 2012. The main event will be February 25, 2012 from Noon-9PM. The artists will be painting in front of the lodge from noon to dark, rotating artists throughout the day. Come meet the artists, watch them paint and purchase original framed paintings while enjoying hors d'ouvres and live music. The artist's paintings sales will support the efforts of Alachua Conservation Trust and their many educational and land acquisition projects.

Charles is excited to announce that he is participating for his 7th year in the 7th annual Florida's Forgotten Coast Plein Air Invitational, America's Great Paint Out 2012. More than 20 nationally acclaimed artists will set up their easels and pull out their brushes to document the landscape and culture of this last vestige of authentic "Old Florida" – the coastal stretch of scenic North Florida between Mexico Beach and Alligator Point May 3-13, 2012. Please visit their website for updates!

In February Charles will be exhibiting work in Vero Beach. Details to follow.

Wekiva Paint Out will be held March 5-11, 2012 in Longwood, Fl at Wekiva Island. Charles will give a workshop entitled "Painting Reflections" on his method for painting reflections in the water. $30 for three hours. Bring your paints and join in the fun. Visit the Wekiva Paint Out website for complete details. This is a fun and beautiful area. Please stop by to watch artists at work and help preserve this beautiful waterway. Follow the link for complete details.

Charles heads to Epcot for their annual Art in the Garden event. Come visit him in France everyday from March 23-25, 2012.

Charles will be close to home from March 29-31,2012 while he participates in A Brush With Nature. The following is some information from the website and you can visit the the website for directions and information on all the artists. 'Plein Air' Painting Invitational and Gala: On March 29 - 31, 2012, the Jacksonville Arboretum & Gardens will host 38 of Florida’s premier landscape artists who will paint in the Arboretum’s beautiful 120-acre outdoor setting. Visitors can watch artists painting; attend artists’ demonstrations and lectures; enjoy live music and food offerings; and watch children being taught to paint “en plein air”. Gala Reception and Sale Saturday, March 31, 2012 7-9 PM Wells Fargo Center One Independent Drive Jacksonville, FL 32202

April 21-29,2012 Charles will be in Winter Park,FL participating in the The Winter Park Paint Out. This is a beautiful area of central Florida and the event is held at the beautiful Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens. Please mark your calendars and check the website for all the exciting details!

Charles has a few events pending and will let you know about those as soon as they are confirmed.

We wish everybody a very great New Year and look forward to painting the landscape another year!

During the First Friday Art Walk on December 2, 2011 Charles will be present at the second opening for his exhibit "Double Exposure" with artist Debbie Boon. Please stop by the Dow Museum's Spear Gallery at 149 Cordova, St. Augustine, FL anytime from 5-9pm.

Saturday Charles heads to the Hastings Art Festival on Stanton Green. The day will be full of fun for the whole family.

Regularly check the Six Artists Six Prairies project blog for updates on events to view the great art created in the Florida prairies.

From October 3-8 Charles is painting in the paint out "Painting the Coast" Painting the Region. Please stop by if you are in the area.

We just returned to Florida after a busy summer paint out schedule. It was wonderful and Charles was fortunate enough to win a couple awards this summer as well as visit some wonderful landscapes (People's Choice Award at Easels in Frederick and Quick Draw Honorable Mention at Plein Air Easton). Charles also enjoyed his first visit to Cashiers, NC where he was invited to paint and a return to Mount Desert Island, ME. where Salty Dog Gallery hosted him and his work. It was a great summer.

Charles's next paint out is at Canaveral Seashore Paint Out 2011 from October 23-29th. This should be a great event also.

Don't forget Charles's project Six Artists Six Prairies. Now that he has returned to Florida he will be spending more time on the prairie! Please

Charles is excited to announce Friends of Paynes Prairie have partnered with us in the Six Artists Six Prairies project. We are excited to have them on board.

Don't forget to check out "Easels in Frederick" in Frederick, MD from June 21-26th. Please visit and support the arts in Maryland!

Charles is excited to announce his involvement in Six Artists Six Prairies, an 18 month project to draw attention to Florida's unique prairies and the need to preserve them as well as encourage and suppot art and artists in the community. Although Charles will be busy this summer with four painting events, he will return ready to capture the beautiful Florida Prairies on canvas soon after. Please visit the blog often for updates and events and to see the six artists involved as well as check out the work they are creating.

After a wonderful time painting and visiting old friends and meeting new friends at America's Great Paint Out, Florida's Forgotten Coast Plein Air Invitational 2011 Charles is preparing for his first painting event this summer. His first stop is "Easels in Frederick" in Frederick, MD from June 21-26th. Please visit and support the arts in Maryland!

This week Charles will be painting in the Souvenirs of Downtown" Paint Out 2011 in Ft. Pierce, FL. put on by Main Street Ft. Pierce. Please stop by and watch artists at work throughout the region April 20-22nd. The work will be displayed for sale at the Backus House.

Then Charles is off from April 25 through May 1st to paint in The Winter Park Paint Out This is a very special event at the Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Garden and a fun place to paint. Please check the link for all the details and don't miss this fabulous opportunity to see some great artists create all around Winter Park, FL. There are all kinds of activities planned during this event so please come out and support art in Winter Park.

Charles will soon be off to the Panhandle of Florida painting from Mexico Beach to Carrabelle for America's Great Paint Out, Florida's Forgotten Coast Plein Air Invitational 2011. This fun event begins May 13 and continues until May 22. This is the time to visit the Panhandle of Florida! Check out this exciting event! Just click the link for full details. This event offers great opportunities to watch great artists at work, wonderful art, interesting interactions and workshops, and visit a beautiful part of the Florida landscape.

Charles is participating in two new events this year. The first is "Easels in Frederick" in Frederick, MD from June 21-26th. He is really looking forward to painting this new area and being a part of this event.

Then he is off to an event in Cashiers, NC from July 12-16th. He will paint en plein air during the Joy Garden Tour and although Charles has painted in NC he has never painted the gardens in Cashiers. He is very excited to be part of this event and have the opportunity to paint again in beautiful NC.

From Cashiers he heads north again to participate in the Plein Air Easton paint out July 18th through the 24th. This is a beautiful part of the country. If you can visit you will see some incredible art, meet some incredible artists, and have an incredible experience . Please check the website for all the details. Charles is excited to be participating again this year.

Charles is also excited to be invited back to Maine and Salty Dog Gallery. He will again spend two weeks painting Mount Desert Island. Stop by each day to view the new work as it is completed from August 15th-28th. There will be a three-artist exhibition on Thursday August 25th with Charles, Phil Steel, and Sue Quarles.

Charles started the year in some wonderful events. His paint out season began in Vero Beach in February. It was a wonderful event and an area he loves to visit to paint. Charles also participated in his first Art Festival, Tioga Fine Art Festival in Gainesville, FL. He was honored to win the "Best of Show 2011" award. Wekiva Paint Out was in March. It was another wonderful experience. Then he was off to Melrose and Open Air Arts and at the same time Epcot's Flower and Garden "Art in the Garden" festival to paint in the United Kingdom. Great fun! He just returned home from the Evinston Paint Out where he created some beautiful work of this old Florida landscape.

He feels very lucky to be able to visit different areas of the country and capture on canvas his interpretation of the inspiring landscape.

Charles has participated in some wonderful events in the last few months. The Winter Park Paint Out was wonderful again this year. He looks forward to returning again in 2011. Please check their website for future details.

Then he was off to the Panhandle of Florida for America's Great Paint Out, Florida's Forgotten Coast Plein Air Invitational 2010. He spent a beautiful two weeks painting from Mexico Beach to Carrabelle! Charles returns again to the Forgotten Coast in May of 2011. He can't wait!

Southwest Harbor, Maine was his next painting destination. Charles spent two weeks painting the gorgeous landscape of Mount Desert Island and had a three-artist exhibit in July at Salty Dog Gallery.

Charles then headed to Easton, MD to participate in the juried Plein Air Easton paint out. This was Charles' first trip to paint in Maryland and he had a wonderful experience there. He hopes to have the opportunity to paint there again soon.

He just returned from Painting the Region in Jacksonville, FL. Even though Charles lives close to Jacksonville this was his first trip up there to capture the city on canvas. The paintings are still on exhibit so stop by The Landing in downtown Jacksonville if you are in the area.

Canaveral Seashore Paint Out will take place November 8-14, 2010 and Charles is excited to be one of the artist participating. Please check the website for complete information.

2011 offers many painting opportunities already! Charles will participate in the Wekiva Paint Out in March, the Flower and Garden Exhibit at Epcot, Evinston Paint Out in April, Winter Park Paint Out, and America's Great Paint Out, Florida's Forgotten Coast Plein Air Invitational 2010 in May.

Charles is participating this week in the Evinston Paint Out. This paint out represents the beautiful landscape of North Central Florida and supports the conservation of this region and its history. Please visit the website for all the details about the event and the Patron's Gala on Saturday, April 24th from 6:30-9:30pm at the President House at the University of Florida.

Next Charles heads to the Winter Park Paint Out on Sunday April 25th to begin a wonderful week of painting beautiful Winter Park and the Albin Palasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens. There are demonstrations by several artists and activities for all. The Gala will be held Saturday April 1st with a Patron Preview from 5-6pm and a ticketed gala from 6-9pm. This is a lovely setting to view and collect beautiful artwork so please join the fun!

On May 7th Charles begins his fifth year painting in America's Great Paint Out, Florida's Forgotten Coast Plein Air Invitational. Charles and fellow artists will paint the Forgotten Coast for 10 days and exhibit the paintings as they are completed saving chosen works to be revealed during the Gala event that takes place on Saturday May 15th from 6-10pm. There are many wonderful events planned so please visit the website and come join in this unique experience.

Maine is Charles' next stop. He will visit and paint Mount Desert Island for the third year and exhibit with the Maritime artist Philip Steel from July 5th-15th. Come visit throughout the week and come to the closing event on July 15th at the Salty Dog Gallery in Southwest Harbor, ME.

Next stop, Easton, MD, for Plein Air Easton. Charles is looking forward to his time creating in MD. If you are in the area, please visit the website for complete details of events.

Maine was wonderful this year. Charles painted several foggy scenes and found out that Mainers love their fog! It was beautiful and we thank Salty Dog Gallery for the opportunity to paint Mount Desert Island.

Charles has participated in two paint outs since his return to Florida. First was Painting the Region: Bartram Trail which introduced Charles to another new area to paint in Florida.

Most recently, Charles created work for the Crescent Beach Paint Out and was honored with a First Prize award for his painting "Dry Dock."

As always Charles continues to work on his project, Visions and Voices, with artist Debbie Boon and is preparing for the 2010 Paint Out season.

Hope to see you soon.

Winter Park magazine has featured Charles' painting "Rollins College Boat" on the cover of their June issue. In addition, they have given Charles a little write up and featured several of his paintings. Check it out on line!

Charles was very busy throughout April and May. He participated in the Winter Park Paint Out and had a great time painting around town and at the Albin Palasek Museum and Sculpture Garden. It was a wonderful event!

Charles then headed to the Panhandle of Florida for the Forgotten Coast Paint Out Invitational. This was Charles 4th year painting from Mexico Beach to Carrabelle and he always finds new things to paint. It was a wonderful event. You can still view the work created at www.pleinairfl.com.

Next stop Maine...we're looking forward to the cooler weather!

We are excited to announce that Charles won First Prize for Oil and Acrylic paintings at the Open Air Arts Spring 2009. Charles had a wonderful time painting with fellow artists and meeting the residents and visitors to this beautiful part of Florida. You can view all the work created at the The Melrose Bay Art Gallery and the Bellamy Road Gallery in Melrose, FL for the entire month.

Charles is now painting at the Open Air Arts Spring 2009 in Melrose, FL.Charles is very excited to be painting around Melrose which is a new area for him to discover and capture on canvas. Please visit the website for details and plan a trip out to see this beautiful area of Florida.

Charles is now painting at the Dudley Farm Invitational Paint Out in Newberry, FL. Dudley Farm is a beautiful State Park that will be represented on canvas by several plein air artists. Come see what these artists create on site. It is a wonderful hisory lesson about how we used to live in old Florida.

Charles is currently painting in Wekiva State Park. Please visit Wekiva Paint Out for complete details.

Charles recently returned from a wonderful trip to Gulf Shores, AL. You can view some of his work under "New Paintings" on the website. Hope to see you soon.

Happy New Year to all. Charles's busy 2009 begins this February with a trip to Gulf Shores to visit friends and paint the area. His paint out schedule begins as soon as he returns. Please check the Exhibitions section of the website for complete details.

On December 4th the McKee en Plein Air paint out begins. Charles is excited to be back to paint the gardens. It is a beautiful location to watch artists at work. A portion of the sale of the work will benefit McKee Botanical Gardens and the Cultural Council of Indian River County. The reception is Saturday December 6th from 3-6pm and is free and open to the public. We hope to see you there.

The Icehouse Studios and Furniture Company opens a new group exhibit with a reception on December 5th. The exhibit runs through the month of December. Please make the trip to this beautiful gallery in McIntosh Florida to view the new work Charles has delivered as well as other wonderful artworks from many talented artists of the area. Call 352-591-5930 for further details.

The Crescent Beach Paint Out was a wonderful event again this year. Charles is honored to have won "Artists Choice Award" for his painting "Behind the Fence" as well as the "United Way Award" and "Award of Merit." It is always great to share the painting experience with his fellow artists.
The paintings will be exhibited at Island Fine Art until January 2009. Visit www.islandfineart.com to view work.

Charles heads to Vero Beach on the 4th of December to participate in the Art en Plein Air Paint Out at McKee Botanical Garden. Please check under "Exhibitions" for complete details.

Charles spent this past summer painting throughout the east from NC to Maine. It was a wonderful experience and Charles painted twenty-nine beautiful paintings and joined two new galleries, Gallery 30 in Gettysburg, PA and Salty Dog Gallery in Southwest Harbor, ME.

He is now back in St. Augustine working on painting projects with his wife Debbie Boon. When you are in St. Augustine please remember to stop by the Peter O'Neill Gallery to view new work. When Charles is in St. Augustine you can often find him working in his studio at the Dow Museum. Stop by and visit soon.

October is the beginning of the fall paint out season which begins with the Crescent Beach Paint Out starting on October 21st. Paint Outs provide an opportunity to watch an artist at work and to collect a specially created work. Please check "Exhibitions" for complete details.

Charles Dickinson is currently traveling throughout the northeast, scouting plein air scenes.