Charles and Family

Charles Himself, Home & Family

1943  – Chuck at the Corcoran

Charles Marchant Stevenson (Chuck) at 17, in a sculpture class at the Corcoran (1943). All the men are away fighting; the US military has taken over the Corcoran, so classes are being held in temporary quarters, and Chuck is counting the days til his 18th birthday when he can enlist in the Navy.

1945 – Going Home

Sketch in letter to the girl back home (demobilization, 1945). Inscription: Home: Everyone, everything goes home in the end. Charles Marchant Stevenson.
Sketch in a letter to the girl back home (demobilization, 1945). Inscription: Home: Everyone, everything goes home in the end. Charles Marchant Stevenson. Private collection. Courtesy of Nancy Todd.

Tippy

Tippy by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1953). Acrylic on cloth covered wood panel (30" x 50").
Tippy by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1953). Acrylic on cloth covered wood panel (30″ x 50″). Private collection.

Father Abbott

Father Abbott (1961). Charles Marchant Stevenson paints his boyhood mentor as an angelic presence, arms outstretched in blessing, healing light radiating from his palms. Egg tempera (22”x 36”). SKU: CS196100*
Father Abbott by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1961). Egg tempera (22”x 36”). SKU: CS196100*

Stevenson paints his boyhood mentor as an angelic presence, arms outstretched in blessing, healing light radiating from his palms. Father Abbott lived with the Stevenson family for several years.

1960 – Self Portrait

Self Portrait by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1960). Acrylic (36"x36")
Self Portrait by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1960). Acrylic (36″x36″). Private Collection. 

Stevenson’s partner at Stevenson/Leach Studios, Matt Leach, writes, “Planning the reference photos for this self portrait Charles set up a sheet of glass to represent the plane of the canvas, then had a friend shoot the photos through the glass.” The Art of Charles M. Stevenson

1971 – Awaiting the Christmas Visitor

Awaiting the Christmas Visitor by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1971). Dream-like heightened awareness balances breathless anticipation and the deep comfort of home. Arnold Borley is the expected guest. With its reflections of a starry winter sky and full moon, rich golds and oranges, deep blues and purples, this is one of Charles Marchant Stevenson's most beloved images. Serigraph (26” x 20”), edition of 36. SKU: CS197104
Awaiting the Christmas Visitor by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1971). Serigraph (26” x 20”), edition of 36. SKU: CS197104*

Dream-like heightened awareness balances anticipation and the deep comfort of home. With its reflections of a starry winter sky and full moon, rich golds and oranges, deep blues and purples, this is one of Charles Marchant Stevenson’s most beloved images. Stevenson and  his cat peer out the window, looking for their expected visitor, Arnold Borley.

Chess Match: My Parents

Chess Match: My Parents by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1972). Portrait of Charles M. Stevenson II and Mildred Stevenson. SKU: CS197210
Chess Match: My Parents by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1972). Portrait of Charles M. Stevenson II and Mildred Stevenson. Private collection.

Honest Writing: My Father

Honest Writing: My Father By Charles Marchant Stevenson (1973). Portrait of Charles Marchant Stevenson II. Acrylic (60” x 36” ). Inscription on the note in the upper right-hand corner: "The writer who wants to be honest while writing about government can afford to have only two friends when he gets down to work – his typewriter and his wife." SKU: CS197300
Honest Writing: My Father By Charles Marchant Stevenson (1973). Portrait of Charles Marchant Stevenson II. Acrylic (60” x 36” ). Inscription on the note in the upper right-hand corner: “The writer who wants to be honest while writing about government can afford to have only two friends when he gets down to work – his typewriter and his wife.” SKU: CS197300*

Angel

Angel (1972). Charles Marchant Stevenson's portrait captures the serenity of his father's second wife.. Acrylic (60" x 36") SKU: CS197215
Angel (1972). Charles Marchant Stevenson’s portrait captures the serenity of his father’s second wife.  Acrylic (60″ x 36″). Private collection.

The Eye of Memory

The Eye of Memory by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1977). Stevenson layers image upon image to create an impression of architectural drawing which is in fact as imprecise as dreams. Re-envisioned through the prisms of love and memory, Charles Marchant Stevenson creates an idyll of his childhood home in Maryland, in which his parents live forever, taking their ease in sun-dappled shade. Acrylic on canvas (38” x 42”). SKU: CS197700
The Eye of Memory by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1977).  Acrylic on canvas (38” x 42”). Private collection.

Charles Marchant Stevenson layers image upon image to create an impression of architectural drawing which is, in fact, as imprecise as dreams. Re-envisioned through the prisms of love and memory, Stevenson creates an idyll of his childhood home in Maryland, in which his parents live forever, taking their ease in sun-dappled shade.

How I See It: Mendocino Bay

How I See It: Mendocino Bay (1995). Acrylic on canvas (48 x 60”). Signed: Charles Stevenson ’95. Stevenson/Leach Studios. Original artist’s frame. SKU: CS199509*

From the Mendocino headlands, Charles Marchant Stevenson looks south across the bay toward Chapman’s Point. Within rainbow energies, mischievous elementals coalesce and dissolve. Stevenson shares the magic, giving the viewer a glimpse through his trifocal spectacles, the triple lenses through which he observes and records his world.

1996 – You Me, Me You, You Me

You Me, Me You, You Me (1996), Charles Marchant Stevenson’s unsparing self-portrait. Acrylic on canvas (60” x 36”). Private collection.

 

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Charles Marchant Stevenson: Portraits
Charles Marchant Stevenson: Artwork
Stevenson in His Own Words
About Charles Marchant Stevenson
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