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Charles Engebretson was born in
Alkabo, North Dakota on the 1st of April 1928, and was reared in
Montana. He does not remember a time when he was not drawing. Painting
followed as a natural result.
He sold his first painting at the age of 17 to his Commanding
Officer in the Marine Corps while stationed in China.
He has traveled in every continent, except Antarctica. During his
travels, he studied with some of the world’s best artist, painted, sold his paintings, and taught.
He believes that the fundamental responsibility of an artist is
not just to see, but, to see into the essence of an object, a scene or a person.
Mr. Engebretson uses many different techniques, and a variety of
mediums including oils, watercolors, and acrylics.
His subjects are landscapes, portraits, still lifes, wildlife and
seascapes. His works have been shown in many galleries.
Among his most notable works are:
392 scenes of the Bahamas. The entire collection was purchased by Magnavox Corporation.
A 600’ long x 10’ high historical portrayal of Louisiana
painted in fresco, in conjunction with other artists, is seen on the walls of the Southern Pacific Train Depot in New
Orleans.
Another mural in New Orleans was lost during a hurricane.
A 42’ wide and 28’ high mural in the Church of the Blessed
Sacrament in Westminister, California.
Two carpets, one 40’x 80’ and the other 20’x 40’,
depicting Louisiana history. The original artwork was woven into the design of the carpets
which were then installed in the main solons of the governor’s
mansion in Louisiana.
Numerous portraits and paintings owned by the late Princess Grace
of Monaco, Lady Nancy Oaks, Sir David Nobel, Sir William Bisson, sheik Isa
Bin Kaliffa of Bahrein, and other notables too numerous to list.
Original oil paintings depicting ethnic, social and economic
highlights of colorful and historical Brighton, Colorado.
In addition to being a working artist, he has worked as a
commercial deep-sea diver, doing salvage work for Lloyd’s of London,
performing underwater construction and pipeline work all over the
world. Many of the off shore platforms and drilling rigs that you
see on TV were set
by him.
He worked in the Buford Sea, and was friends with the Eskimos north of the Alaskan coast
line.
All the while painting, showing, and selling his art. As a result of his travels, he has a wealth of knowledge and
experience which lends an invaluable dimension to his art; the ability to see beyond the obvious.
Mr. Engebretson has generated an impressive number of paintings
in his life time--amounting to over 8000 paintings in watercolor and oils,
plus more than 4000 portraits including charcoals, pastels and
oils.
He
recently closed his gallery in Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico due to
medical problems.
He
now has a clean bill of health, and continues to produce
new works of art.
Bio
edited by:
Stan Cazier, Esq
Gallery,
Dealer, and Collector interests are welcome.
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