”His promise is to keep working ‘til the end of his time, and with the hope his last work will be his best, and most judged by.
The personna of painter Charles Hessemer doesn’t suggest a painter, a writer, a graphic designer, or a photographer, But, professionally, his reputation precedes him as a rennaissance man. He shows no ego, just determination to exceed in all aspects of his life.
To become famous and rich is not his calling, as he has shown little effort to market his work in order to get there.
While he has been successful enough to meet his needs, having had permanent galleries in Chicago, Santa Fe, Dallas, and Lahaina Village in Maui, and with devoted collectors, he cares most about carving his very own niche in art history. And, while his gallery sales are in the hundreds over his 55 years of quiet devotion to his work, being included in art history is his primary interest. He say’s, “mywork is influenced by every painting I have ever admired, but while their work is theirs, mine is mine. It is a special feeling to be born into a world where a very few people are chosen to leave something of themselves behind to be remembered by. 		This painter worked years after graduation from the American Academy of Art in Chicago in seclusion before showing publicly. Emily Dickinson, Poet, was called the Moth of Amhurst, for working 20 years in seclusion.
Mr. Hessemer, the painter whom we have just characterized, has agreed to make his works available to the public again after 4 years of seclusion. Original oils from palette knives worn sharp from honing on canvas. Giclee prints embellished to any degree requested. And, Fine Art Prints on paper or canvas for the smallest of budgets, because he say’s it’s painful to hear a couple say, “we love your work, but just can’t afford to own one.”
That is the purpose of this website. To make Hessemer’s available to everyone to enjoy, and for recognition... finally.
If you were to, just by chance, meet the painter Charles Hessemer, you would never guess what his entire life has been about. He would tell you that he had no choices in the direction of his life. He believes we all do what we were born to do, although sometimes we might wish otherwise.
“People say how they wished they could have one of my many talents, but they have no idea what it’s like to listen to a voice in your head making you feel guilty for not working hard enough. There are only so many minutes in a life, just how many is anybody’s best guess. If you are one of us, the right brainers, you feel a restless need to reach the limits of the gifts you have been charged with