"SHOWING at DAGNY's COFFEE SHOP" 1600 20TH St.

☕️ The March art exhibit at Dagny’s will feature Oil Pastels on Newspaper by Charlotte White.  

The Meet the Artist will be on Friday March 6, 2016 at 6:00 PM Dagne’s coffee shop is located at 16 120th St. in Bakersfield 

Recently an observer asked with a perplexed look on their face, “Why draw on the newspaper?”  

Drawing on alternative materials started approximately 25 years ago when Charlotte went to the Hollywood Bowl for a Jazz concert.  After parking the car, walking quite a distance carrying a gourmet picnic lunch and assorted art supplies, she became aware that she had left her drawing pad in the car.  Frustrated with her oversight and not wanting to hike back to the parking lot, she decided to search the concourse for something to draw on.  Upon discovering a Los Angeles Times newspaper stand she purchased a hand full of the papers.  Then returning to her seat in the “nose-bleed section,” spent the day sketching the audience because she could barely make out the performers on stage.

            Since then, she has enjoyed  drawing and painting on shopping bags, newspapers, menus, maps, game boards, and clothing.

            One art admirer in the Art Center recently said of her work, “They make me think of Van Gogh’s painting’s.”

Charlotte’s smiling response was, “Thank you and you have just added $100.00 to the price!

You can view more of Charlotte's artwork at the Dagny's,1600 20th Street, Bakersfield, CA 93301

🗓 Meet the Artist:

First Friday, MAR 6 | 6–8 PM

Come for the art, stay for the coffee and conversation! ✨