Charlie is a painter and he works in stained glass. He recently moved his studio to Saugatuck. For over twenty years, he has a studio and gallery in the Flat Iron Arts building in Chicago. He has studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Chicago Mosaic School. 

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“I treat my work, whether in paint or glass, as compositions of light and color to create a sense of harmony and rhythm, similar to music. As music is to the ear, light and color are to the eye. They both have an emotional impact.”