FAS Guiding Faculty: Charles Reid

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Charles Reid is an outstanding artist, teacher, and author known around the world and an alumnus of Famous Artists School. As a teenager, he was one of the youngest students ever accepted by FAS, and later served as an FAS instructor. He authored eight books on painting directed toward students at all levels.

His use of beautiful clean color and his capture of light create a look of freshness and spontaneity that immediately grabs your senses and brings you into his work. His drawing skills are masterful.

He was born in Cambridge, NY and studied at the University of Vermont and the Art Students League in imageNew York. He is a member of many prestigious organizations including the National Academy and the National Watercolor Society, where he has won numerous awards. His work is in private and corporate collections and educational institutions throughout the United States and worldwide. He is represented by the Munson Gallery in Chatham, MA and Santa Fe and the Stremmel Gallery in Reno, NV.

More of Charles Reid’s work can be seen at www.munsongallery.com and at www.artistcolony.com.