Eons: oliverart's profile

oliverart

Eons member since

Oct 17, 2006

Age, Gender

59, Male

Location

Mount Jackson, VA

Relationship

Interested in meeting people for friendship and meeting people for networking

Hometown

Philadelphia, PA

Places I've been

Europe- Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Crete, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Malta, Libya. Asia- Vietnam, Okinawa, Thailand. USA- Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, No. & So. Carolina, Georgia, Florida, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, California, Hawaii

Work

Self, Fine Artist - 1970 to 2007
Various publications and advertising agencies, Art Director - 1975 to 1990

Military

US Marine Corps - 1966 to 1969
Division: 1st Marine Division, 5th Marines
Rank: L/CPL
USMC - 1967 to 1969
Division: Mediterranean Sea Duty, Vietnam Combat

More about me

Charles Oliver- A short bio about the artist.

Charles Alexander Oliver was born in 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
He has been creating since he could hold a crayon. He is self-taught basically except for some direction from his father who was also an artist.

He has been involved with fine art professionally since 1969 when he returned home from Vietnam and the Marine Corps. During the early 70's he worked as an art consultant to fine artists and exhibited his works in many shows in the Philadelphia, New Jersey and New York areas.

In 1976 he started his commercial art career and continued to do fine art in his spare time. Mr. Oliver has been an art director for several ad agencies, PR firms, newspapers and printers.

In 1988 he was diagnosed with a terminal illness. Charles was told he could expect to live 18 months to 2 years. That was 19 years ago and he hasn't missed a step or looked back.

In 1992 he moved to Fairfax, Virginia to be closer to family and went back to the fine arts area on a full time basis. Mr. Oliver moved to Manassas in 2002 and moved to a mountain top home in Mt. Jackson, Va. in 2007.

In his own words...
"There never seems to be enough time in the day to pursue all I want to do in art. I live, breathe and dream creation. I also enjoy website design and programming, and photography (I use my photos as the basis for some of my works). I enjoy all genres, styles and mediums of art and strive master them all. That's what drives me. It is my mission in life. Not only to be technically fine but more importantly to project feelings and jog the imagination of the viewer.
Thank you for your interest and patronage of the fine arts."

Charles exhibits his works in many commercial establishments mainly upscale restaurants, hotels and corporate buildings. He does several one-man art shows, sales and auctions yearly to benefit national and local charities.

Charles Oliver has his works on display in many online galleries along with his own sites. Here is a listing of a few places you may view his works. . .
http://oliverartworks.com
http://charlesoliverart.com
http://artwanted.com/oliverart
http://picasaweb.google.com/oliverartworks
email: oliver@oliverartworks.com

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