Medium: Watercolor paintings,
cards, fabric art
Studio: Smith Studio,
7630 NE 124th St.
Phone: 425.825.5545
Website
Charlette Haugen has turned an avocation
into a vocation! She particularly enjoys creating and
painting in an impressionistic yet realistic style,
enjoying a variety of subjects and scenes, all of which
challenge this watercolor artist.
There are times
when the subject calls for experimentation with other
media or calls out for a non-objective approach.
Therefore, abstract pieces will be found in her
portfolio as well.
She has participated in a number of
exhibitions and art venues, and her work has been
selected for several juried events. Her painting
entitled Village Vignettes was selected for the 2004
Magnolia Summer Festival poster. At the same show the
People’s Choice award was bestowed on her painting
Stonewalled, and Through the Masts received the award in
’06. In February of ’07, Charlette was a featured artist
at Parklane Gallery.
Charlette has
studied with award-winning northwest watercolor artist
Julie Creighton for many years. In addition, she has
taken classes and workshops from many notable artists
including Caroline Buchanan, Joan Archer and Judi Betts.
A native of Wisconsin, Charlette earned BS degrees in
Psychology and Interior Design from the University of
Wisconsin at Madison and a Masters degree in Social Work
at Case Western Reserve University. She pursued careers
in interior design and as a social worker in mental
health and hospital settings before “retiring” to her
full time art career.
Professional
organizations in which she is actively involved are
Eastside Association of Fine Arts (EAFA) in which she is
president for the June ’07 – May ’08 term, Northwest
Watercolor Society (NWWS), and Mercer Island Visual Arts
League (MIVAL).
