Charles Coates

Artist Statement:
I paint because I enjoy it and because I believe that in some unidentifiable way, the act of painting helps me in other matters. A teacher once told me painting is color -- color first, shape second and technique third.  That suits me.  I work on a canvas until I feel I can do nothing more with it and it is reasonable to  hope other people might like to see it.  My paintings are forthright, with no hidden meaning.

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