Artist Portfolio: Charles Keiger

"What I enjoy about painting pictures, is the ability to create a world never before seen, a place with its own rules, values and characters. The elements in my paintings are based on real world objects; trees, flowers, buildings, people. In creating a composition, what excites me is combining these elements and presenting them to the viewer in a way that makes them stop and wonder, what is going on here? There is an implied narrative in my paintings and the viewer is free to interpret the story as they choose. I have always felt the artist’s job was to depict an alternative way of looking at the world, to offer a window into possible realities. As a person I am attracted to those absurd moments in life that offer a sense of clarity. Those brief occasions that occur where you say to yourself ,"I am overjoyed to be a part of this thing called life". When I paint I attempt to convey that emotional state to the viewer."