Chuck Kovacic Art
After acquiring a BFA in graphic design with a minor in painting from the Cleveland Institute of Art, Chuck art directed campaigns for a variety of print and media clients and detailed urban revitalization programs for communities participating in the "Main Street" program sponsored by the National Trust For Historic Preservation.
Upon relocating to Southern California, he focused his artistic skills as a restoration expert specializing in early merchandising ephemera and related antiques. His disparate interests contributed to his creation of 221b BAKER STREET/Los Angeles, a full-scale recreation of the sitting room of the famed detective, Sherlock Holmes. As a performer/emcee, he has staged presentations for numerous Fortune 500 companies and hosted the California Art Club's revived lecture series.
His paintings investigate a variety of subjects rendered in the "plein air" style of the post- Impressionists. Chuck is an Honor Court member of the Mid-Valley Art League and in 2017 was named to Signature status in the California Art Club. In 2016 he was the recipient of the CAC's "William and Julia Bracken Wendt Award." He is a frequent exhibitor at the CAC's annual Gold Medal show as well as their Old Mill Gallery in San Marino.
Chuck has participated in invitational art programs in China, Provence, Switzerland and Scotland, as well as "plein air" events in Alameda, San Luis Obispo, Mendocino, San Dimas, Sonoma and Ohio.
(Biography provided by American Legacy Fine Arts)
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Artist: Chuck Kovacic
Harbor Glide, Early Morning at Alameda Island
By Chuck Kovacic
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
UNFRAMED: 16" x 12" FRAMED: 23.5" x 19.5" x 1.375"
Artist Statement
“An early August morning. A heavy marine layer has enveloped A...
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Light in the Forest; Yosemite National Park
By Chuck Kovacic
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist.
Artist Statement
"In the shadows of Yosemite National Park, a small chapel welcomes visitors...
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Wisteria Wandering; The Artist's Garden, North Hills, CA
By Chuck Kovacic
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Description
This oil painting was created en plein air in the backyard of the artist’s home in North Hills, California in March 2020. Framed in heavy walnut-stained with satin black inner liner.
Artist Statement
“A section of my backyard is dominated by a grand wisteria that threatens to crush an old swing set...
Category
2010s Realist Chuck Kovacic Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Panel
Sir Walter Scott’s Caretaker’s Cottage in Abbotsford, Scotland
By Chuck Kovacic
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Artist Statement
"Painted en plein air, this quaint cottage was painted on the grounds of Abbortsford Castle in Scotland,...
Category
2010s Realist Chuck Kovacic Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Panel
Prevailing Winds, Leo Carrillo Park, Malibu
By Chuck Kovacic
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Artist Statement
"Painted en plein air, this wind swept scene glides along the Malibu coast of Leo Carrillo State Beach. ...
Category
2010s Realist Chuck Kovacic Art
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They That Tend
By Chuck Kovacic
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Artist Statement
"Although the imposing Diaolou are now largely abandoned, that is not the case with the intensively cult...
Category
2010s Realist Chuck Kovacic Art
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Canvas, Oil
A Sense of Place; Cobb Estate
By Chuck Kovacic
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
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Artist Statement
"Painted at the old Cobb estate in the Pasadena area. It was once owned by Groucho Marx and is now a bel...
Category
2010s Realist Chuck Kovacic Art
Materials
Oil, Panel, Canvas
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