Guest Post: The Very Talented Puts My Measly Efforts to Shame Charles Wolf

Guest Artist: Charles Wolf, Photographer + Blogger

Dawn Over Cape Hatteras, OBX, NC

Photo by Charles Wolf. Impulsive Artistry © 2016

Hello, I’m artist Charles Wolf, and I want to start with a big thank you to Jeanna for featuring my work today. When people ask me what I do for a living I never know how to answer them, because I do a lot of things: I am a photographer, visual artist, blogger, YouTube content creator (painting videos), writer, music composer, music instructor, and a professional musician. Today however, I will be focusing on the first of these occupations!

A Cairn, Mount Mansfield, VT

Photo by Charles Wolf. Impulsive Artistry © 2016

My passion for art in its many forms began back when I was a young boy. My great uncle on my father’s side, Uncle Shorty, was a talented self-taught artist who made beautiful drawings. I remember when he would visit he would bring a sheaf full of new drawings of various California landscape scenes—old trees, outhouses, boats, lakes, tall pine forests and more. He was very inspirational to me, and copying his drawing style and compositions comprised my first attempts at real art.

Sunset Boats on Lake Champlain, VT

Photo by Charles Wolf. Impulsive Artistry © 2016

I first got into photography when I was in high school, taking photos of sunsets, orchards and fields near my home in the Central Valley of California. I don’t recall if they were ever any good, but I enjoyed the activity and began to learn about capturing light. 

Dawn Cloudscape, Raleigh, NC

Photo by Charles Wolf. Impulsive Artistry © 2016

In college, I took several art courses and learned how to paint—a formal introduction to composition. I can say that my photography skills have improved over time, still so much to learn, but it's always a thrill when one of your shots turns out great. Photography is one of the easiest creative activities to get into, everyone has a phone with a built in camera, and with social media apps like Instagram or Twitter, you can share your work with the world!

Into the Woods, Raleigh, NC

Photo by Charles Wolf. Impulsive Artistry © 2016

My CreativeLifestyle/Art Studio Blog

Back in October, I decided to start a creative lifestyle blog, showcasing my artwork and photographs, and writing articles about creativity and artistry. I am so glad that I can feature other Guest Artists on my blog; Jeanna’s photography was just recently featured there as well. My hope is that I can share my enthusiasm with others, and inspire them to live richer lives through creativity. It is always so wonderful to try new things.  

My Blog, Impulsive Artistry: http://impulsiveartistry.blogspot.com/

I am living the dream, an impulsive artistic life that I am excited to share with you all! Thank you for reading this article and looking at my photographs! I hope that you can stop by my blog some time soon and say hello! Have a great creative week,

—Charles Wolf