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

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Charlotte White is the featured May artist at both Dagny’s Coffee Company and the Bakersfield Art Center 

This month, experience something truly unique! Charlotte’s exhibit showcases Oil Pastels on Newspaper — transforming everyday materials into expressive works of art.

📅 Meet the Artist
Friday, May 1, 2026
🕕 6:00 PM
📍 1600 20th St., Bakersfield, CA

Stop by, enjoy a coffee at Dagny’s and see how unexpected materials become meaningful works of art. Come meet the artist and celebrate. 

Then walk on down to the Bakersfield Art Center located at 1607 19th St. where Charlotte is also showing her work as the featured artist. The reception is held from 6 to 8 PM on Friday, May 1 as well. 

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!