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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.