Schaefer is a plein air painter who paints the scenes as they lay before him with flare. "Finding scenes in nature has let my vision open to new vistas everywhere I look; the sky and the marshlands around me reveal new colors to me that I now incorporate into my landscape paintings. Quick vibrant strokes of many colors are integrated throughout the work. Bright tones of strong values are mixed in with lighter shades of blues and purples and an occasional shot of red. I now stretch to see how far one can push the palette of color and yet make the scene pleasing to view. Plein Air is the only way I can achieve the needed vibrancy and spontaneity in my work! And now, all of my work is painted 'en plein air'.
Charles Schaefer
