About the Artist
All fine portraits have the immediately arresting aspect of the artist's skill, but there is another which is always present and equally important.
This is the tone, the atmosphere, which is the artist's very own and it conditions everything he does. The Charis atmosphere is like a signature... the mood, the style, the very rhythm, reminds you of elegance in the grand manner. There is an eagerness for life, the immediate moment and the memories behind it that suddenly become most important. This is the moment we must capture, and the time is now.
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Phillip Stewart Charis, M. Photog., Cr. F-ASP, was a creative adventurer who had explored one of the most difficult disciplines in the world - formal photographic portraiture that challenges fine-art painting. Anyone examining Charis' photographic 'canvases' will marvel at his work. These life-size portraits bespeak of a long study in classical paintings. The observant eye can discern a touch of Reynolds and flavor of Sargent in his images. Charis wrote, "Portrait photographers can create recognizable, distinct styles that can be consistently repeated. They also must produce portraits that clients recognize as high artistic value, which permits consumer acceptance and established price, required to produce a finished portrait at that level of excellence." |
Recognition
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Phillip Stewart Charis deserves elaboration. His work is incomparable and may be seen in some of America's most distinguished collections. Its recognition as some of the finest in contemporary portraiture is continually attested. |
| Among the awards and certifications of excellence accorded him are: |
 Master
of Photography with the Professional Photographers
of America |
| Fellow
of the American Society of Photographers |
| Fellow
of the Institute of British Photography |
| Craftsman
of Photography with the Professional Photographers
of America |
| Member
of the Exclusive 40-member Society of Camera Craftsmen
of America |
| Associate
of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain |
| Distinguished
Achievement Award with the Professional Photographers
of California |
| First
Recipient of Gallery Emeritus Award by President of
Eastman Kodak |
| Instructor
- Winona School of Professional Photography |
| Lecturer
- National and State Photography Conventions |
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