Charles Ash
  Watercolors
Charles Ash
I'm primarily self taught in watercolors, traveling around Southern Arizona painting and sketching landscapes, old mining towns, ranch buildings and the like and  have been painting professionally since 1987.   My work draws from the Southwest forms, colors and experiences of Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado; an enjoyment in the act of painting expressing a simpler, more casual approach to life.

My watercolors range from landscapes that expresses the beauty and quiet enjoyment of  the Southwest  to figurative works that express a dynamic quality; using the figure as an opportunity to introduce color and motion.  In each approach I rely on the quality of light and shadow to give a bold quality to my work.  The figures occur in my work when I want to introduce a sense of whimsy or mystery.

I have been living in Santa Fe, New Mexico  for the past 27 years.  In addition to my artwork, I  am a practicing Architect with my firm Allied Arts.

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2095 Pacheco B7   Santa Fe   New Mexico   87505    505 438 8568 
cwa@charlesash.com