Born in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, Charlene was raised in the Kentucky countryside, where she developed a love for the outdoors early in life.  Some of her fondest childhood memories are of playing on the farms of friends, surrounded by nature and all kinds of critters.
Always interested in art from a young age, it never became part of her formal education until after college graduation.  With the encouragement of early instructors to take her art more seriously, she began her journey as an artist.

Having moved to Ohio, she is excited to explore the beautiful scenery throughout the area. Being able to see and discover this beauty on a daily basis provides the inspiration for her paintings.  What a joy and humbling experience it is to enter this landscape and the world of the wildlife that she studies and paints. She demonstrates her love of nature through her art. Working in oil, she produces both plein air and studio works.

 Organizations: Oil Painters of American, Women Artists of the West