A Colorado native Chuck was born and raised in Englewood, Colorado. While attending Englewood schools his childhood summers were spent on a farm in rural Nebraska and Kansas an experience that still provides inspiration for landscape paintings. While working as a pressman for Martin Marietta he attended the Colorado Institute of Art and graduated in 1964. 

Chuck started his design career as art director for a Denver television station, a few years later he was invited to join the Denver Research Institute at the University of Denver as design director. In 1967 he co-founded a graphic design firm based in Denver. A past president of the Art Directors Club of Denver, Chuck is active in the art community and has served on the Board of Directors of several civic organizations. After 35 years in graphic design, Chuck began a second career as a watercolorist.

As a painter he is mostly self taught except for workshops with the some of the most highly esteemed watercolorist. 

After the owners retirement of his three major galleries  Chuck made the decision to begin teaching, “I now enjoy teaching nearly as much as painting”. After a successful and rewarding twelve years of teaching classes and workshops with a strong following the 2020 pandemic put a sudden stop to in person learning. Most of his time now is spent in the studio painting and developing  watercolor techniques on synthetic paper.

Inspiration for his wildlife and landscape paintings comes from his travels in the US, Canada, Europe, Mexico, Spain and Africa. 

Chuck has earned numerous local, regional and national awards and distinctions for his work including the first person named to the Colorado Institute of Art Hall of Fame. The artist has exhibited his paintings in numerous exhibitions and galleries. His work can be found in private and public collections around the country and is currently exhibiting in a number of regional locations. He is a signature member and Past President of Colorado Watercolor Society and a member of several Colorado art organizations. 

"My goal is to capture the beauty of a subject or scene in a manner that people haven't seen a million times before." Chuck’s abundant use of color, texture and unique composition add excitement to all of his paintings.