Carriage House Gallery of Artists

• Parade Location Address: 110 Rosewood
• Hm/Studio: 830-249-9559
• Gallery: 830-248-1184
• E-mail: marsha@txdirect.net
• Media: Sculptures in bronze and other media, relief and negative (ghost) relief sculptures, watercolors, pastels, oils
• Subjects: Animals, outdoor scenes, figures, portraits, & decorative.
• Open Hours: Thurs-Sat 10-5, Sun 12-4

Charles Schubert was born in Hallettsville, Texas, a small town about midway between San Antonio and Houston. Here, he spent his first five years wandering about the rustic farms of his grandparents. After his father entered the military, Charles found himself wandering farther, with Lubbock and Japan being the major stops.

Charles W, Schubert, Jr.After obtaining a degree in physics from the University of Texas in Austin, Charles entered the Air Force. Here, he served as a missile launch officer, a physicist (in the field of lightning damage), and a research and development program officer (in the field of nuclear electromagnetic pulse damage). His final military assignment was in Washington D.C., where many fine art museums and galleries are located.

At this point, Charles decided change direction, and turn his attention to interests that had been suppressed for many years: nature, music, and art. In 1992, he acquired a home on four acres in the Texas Hill Country. Here, he has been repopulating the acreage with plants originally native to the area, and has seen a nice re-emergence of the native wildlife. He has written a notebook full of songs, which he has performed now and then at small local venues. And he has gradually built up a small art studio.

His art is influenced by the classical works he visited frequently during museum visits, and by contemporary works he viewed at galleries across the nation. He developed sculpting and drawing skills largely on his own, with help from occasional art classes and a growing library of art books. His works include small figurines, larger sculptures derived from body castings, uniquely designed Ojos de Dios, and a variety of bas relief works. He is presently developing and exploring "ghost" reliefs, in which eerily three-dimensional images are created in very shallow negative bas relief castings - something of a sculptural holograph. For most of his sculptures, the entire production process, from design through casting and final finishing, is done in his own studio. However, he has recently been delivering some of his works to a foundry, and a growing collection of bronzes is expected. Charles also produces a dozen or so watercolor paintings per year.

A select collection of works produced by Charles can be found at the Carriage House Gallery of Artists in Boerne, Texas. Other items are available at his studio.

Charles has been married, since college, to a very fine Special Education teacher. He has two adult sons, who work in computer software companies.