this month's featured artist

Charlotte has been painting in Kern County for 28 years. In 2008 she received the  Beautiful Bakersfield Award in the Arts Individual category and she was  nominated again in 2018.

Most  of the time she paints plein air (on location). In the summer of 2018, she painted for three weeks in France. The Arts Council of Kern exhibited  these paintings last September, her second show there.

She has been honored to name her two primary collectors: former Mayor of  Bakersfield Harvey Hall and Or. Jung of Centennial Medical Group. Her  work was shown at the mayor's office for many years, and her Iconic  Buildings of Bakersfield Collection is currently on display at the  Centennial Medical Group.

Charlotte is also an award-winning art educator. She has taught at Vista East Continuation  High School and Liberty High School for a total of twenty years. She's now in her  eighth year of teaching at Valley Oaks Charter School. Charlotte also  teaches in the after­ school program here at the Bakersfield Arts Center.