Works on Paper I have always drawn and painted. Lately my efforts have been concentrated on woodturning, but working on paper runs deep in my artistic veins. Early on, I worked mainly in black and white using graphite, charcoal, pen and ink, etc. This was due mainly to my colorblindness. Later in life, I discovered that there were no rules for using color and that the sun would still rise if I accidentally substituted purple for blue. So, I moved into pastels, watercolors, oil and acrylic paints. In the process, I discovered a whole new world of expression. This gallery contains recent pieces available for sale. If you would like to commission a graphite, charcoal or pastel piece, please contact Chas directly either by email or by using the form on the CONTACT page.   Entanglement Pastel on Paper 22 X 16 Unframed $125.00   Candy-O Watercolor 11 X 14 Framed $95.00   Ancient Clay Pastel on Paper 16 X 20 Unframed $125.00 Kalamaty Pastel on Paper 24 X 18 Unframed $135.00   Burnt Willow Pastel on Paper 17 X 23 Unframed $125.00   Coloride Pastel on Paper 20 X 16 Unframed $125.00 Missterocity Pastel on Paper 18 X 14 Unframed $95.00   Crash Watercolor 11 X 14 Framed $95.00   Cool Rush Pastel on Paper 16 X 21 Unframed $125.00 Lexicon CAD Art As far as I know, I am the first and only person to use CAD software to create a portrait. In my profession I use CAD software every day to create schematics, diagrams and drawings of electronic systems. I have worked with CAD software since the mid 1980s and have created thousands of technical drawings over the years. In those years, I always had an idea that CAD software could be used for fine art. The following images consist solely of text objects created with CAD and copied over and over and over again. The text is scaled, rotated and combined in different ways to create the required density at any given point in the drawing. All the text objects are placed by "hand" using mouse commands. No filters, "plug-ins" or any other automation is used. This is truly handmade art, just using CAD software as the pencil. These limited edition prints are output using the Durst Lambda laser imaging machine. The images are rendered directly to archival quality photograpic paper and have all the qualities of a fine photograpic print.   "The Formula" - a portrait of Albert Einstein. This CAD image of Albert Einstein is composed of exactly 257,899 instances of his famous equation. File rendered with Durst Lambda printer onto Fujicolor Crystal Archive photographic paper - unframed - 24" X 36", $150.00 - Edition of 100 Full Image   Closeup 1   Closeup 2   "The King" - a portrait of Elvis Presley. This CAD image of Elvis Presley is composed of a combination of exactly 359,207 instances of four song titles from the 1950s File rendered with Durst Lambda printer onto Fujicolor Crystal Archive photographic paper - unframed - 24" X 36", $150.00 - Edition of 100 Full Image   Closeup 1   Closeup 2   "The Dream" - a portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King. This CAD image of Dr. King is composed of exactly 322,273 instances of his famous line "I have a dream." File rendered with Durst Lambda printer onto Fujicolor Crystal Archive photographic paper - unframed - 24" X 36", $150.00 - Edition of 100 Full Image   Closeup 1   Closeup 2   "The Lady" - a portrait of The statue of Liberty. This CAD image of The Statue of Liberty is composed of exactly 57,294 instances of the word "Liberty." File rendered with Durst Lambda printer onto Fujicolor Crystal Archive photographic paper - unframed - 24" X 36", $150.00 - Edition of 100 Full Image   Closeup 1   Closeup 2