Charles Hewitt: In much of my work, I speak in a narrative code. The series of paintings called "The French
Beauty Suite" dates from 1998-1999. In these paintings, I use images from my past: The rope is an image from my Maine seacoast
childhood. The thorn is an image from the Stations of the Cross and
my religious upbringing. The black cherry--an image I find both
endearing and durable--is a personal image of my mother. My
storytelling in this work is motivated by a higher purpose than
aesthetics.
Charles Hewitt: In some of my paintings, the wood-grained,
printed paper takes the place of the layered background. I borrowed the technique from my own prints where I use a wood-textured background to add light and to give the prints snap. In the paintings, the woodgrain fills the space with a field of glowing color. Then, I paint over this background with the more sharply defined forms.
Charles Hewitt: The enlarged piece becomes much less serious than the original painting. I found that to achieve emotion you need illusion.
Charles Hewitt Selected Exhibitions:
Jim Kempner Fine Arts--2001, 1998, 1995 One Person (NYC)
Arden Gallery--1998, 1995 One Person (Boston)
Nancy Margolis Gallery--1997 One Person (NYC)
June Fitzpatrick Gallery--1997, 1995 One Person (Maine)
Vinalhaven Press--1997, 1986 Portland Museum of Art
(Maine)
Ralph Green Gallery--1997, 1993 One Person (New Mexico)
Maine Coast Artists--1995, 1992
Figurative Expression Dartmouth College Gallery (NH)
M-13 Gallery, 1990, 1986, 1985 One Person (NYC)
International Print Biennale 1989, Ljublijiana, Yugoslavia
SUNY Gallery--1982, 1975 One Person (Binghampton, NY)
Brata Gallery--1972 One Person (NYC)
Charles Hewitt Selected Public Collections
Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC)
Museum of Modern Art (NYC)
New York Public Library (NYC)
Brooklyn Museum (NYC)
Library of Congress (DC)
MIT, List Visual Arts Center (Cambridge, MA)
Farnsworth Museum (Rockland, Maine)
Hood Museum, Dartmouth College (NH)
Chase Manhattan Bank (NYC)
Prudential Insurance (NYC)
State University of New York (Binghampton, NY)
Charles Hewitt Grants & Awards:
New York State Council on the Arts, CAPS Grant--1974
New York Foundation for the Arts--2000, 1997
BIDDINGTON'S CREATIVE PROCESS Archives:
Sigmund Abeles Expressive Realist Painter
Nancy Azara Sculptor
Todd Bellanca Abstract Painter
Carol Bruns Bronze Figurative Sculptor
James Burnett Non-Objective Painter
Cynthia Capriata Peruvian Painter & Printmaker
Catalina Chervin Argentine Surrealist Artist
Diane Churchill Expressionist Painter
John Clem Clarke Pop Artist
Lisa Dinhofer Illusionist Painter
Tom Duncan Narrative Polychrome Sculpture
Michael Eastman Faux-Primitive Painter
Lynne Frehm New York Abstract Painter
Betsey Garand Minimalist Painter & Fine Art Printmaker
Mary Teresa Giancoli Personal Documentary Photographer
Debora Gilbert-Ryan New Image Painter
Janet Goldner African-Influenced Steel Sculpture
Harry Gordon Monumental Sculpture
Marilyn Greenberg Narrative Abstract Painter
Patricia Hansen Portrait and Still Life Painter
Richard Heinrich Welded Steel Sculpture
Charles Hewitt Painter & Monotype Printmaker
Diane Holland Intermedia Collage Artist
GH Hovagimyan Pop/Conceptual Artist
LA Hughes Pop Artist
Frances Jetter Bronze Sculptor & Editorial Illustrator
Scott Kahn Fantasy Painter
Susan Kaprov Digital Printmaker and Abstract Painter
Babette Katz Narrative Printmaker and Book Artist
Richard Mock Abstract Painter & Linocut Printmaker
Maureen Mullarkey Figure Paintings
Bill Murphy Contemporary Realist Painter
Jim Napierala Abstract Painter
Lucille Nurkse Collage Artist and Painter
Frances Pellegrini New York City & Fashion Photographer
Joseph Reeder Cross Media Artist Paintings & Ceramics
Laura Shechter Contemporary Realist Painter
Annemarie Slipper Figurative Ceramic Sculpture
Gary Slipper Fantasy Painter
Margaret Speer Landscape & Travel Paintings
Serena Tallarigo Marble Sculptor
Rein Triefeldt Kinetic Sculpture
Vivian Tsao Painter of Light
Nancy Van Deren Contemporary Painter
Joan Berg Victor Drawings from Nature
Kate Wattson Contemporary Colorist Painter
Betty Winkler Organic Minimalist Painter & Printmaker