Art as Storytelling
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Detail: "The Boy and the Blackbird"
Mixed Media on canvas
24 x 48 inches
Char Baxter 2024
My artwork "The Boy and the Blackbird" was juried into the Carnegie Visual Arts Center's 2025 exhibit "Embracing Art."
My stories are told through paint and torn paper, feathers and fabrics, metal keys, photographs, old letters and bits of nature. My art is informed by a lifetime of living - with all of the joys, sorrows and everything in between - taking form in a visual narrative on canvas.
Detail: "Made by Hand"
Oil on canvas painted in the Zorn palette
24 x 18 inches
Char Baxter 2025
My Work
This year has been a turning point in my creativity.
As I continue to pursue my Masters of Fine arts degree, I have found my work is becoming more refined and centered on portraiture - mostly women - who represent strength and love. It's almost as if I'm painting someone who has been hiding in the canvas and bringing them to life.
This experience has been cathartic because I'm learning to use oils, acrylics and textiles in a more intentional way to better convey the person in the portrait. I'm drawing upon a lifetime of experience, great reverence for Alphonse Mucha and Rembrandt van Rijn, and a deep personal conviction of the invaluable contribution that wise women make in this world.
It's all about the love.