Artistically Yours, Chuckie Johnson October 31, 2010

"Chuckie" Johnson has been making what he calls Folk Art for decades: drawings and paintings of solitary figures lost in thought while walking through imaginary landscapes. Johnson's drawings on paper, rendered lightly in pencil and tinted with a thin wash of color, evoke the loneliness and reverie of ghosts. His paintings in acrylic on canvas, by contrast, are close-up portraits rendered in bold colors. All of his work reflects an interest in idealized beauty and the appreciation of life's little moments. In addition to being a prolific artist, Johnson has been a songwriter, a swimmer, and a jack of all trades.