C Munro

Contemporary American Artist , Charles Eldon Munro is a modern painter and sculptor who has achieved a great amount of recognition for his art. Works by Munro are represented in many important public and private collections including: The Smithsonian Institute, Penny Marshall, Kenny Rogers, The Clinton’s, Cliff Robertson, The New Yorker Magazine, Sylvester Stallone to list only a few. 
Munro, born Charles Eldon Munro II in Somerville, N.J. , in 1949 . He married Janet A. Lehne in 1968, fathered three children, and has 20 grandchildren. He currently resides in Oneonta, NY. 
Charles Munro is a self taught artist who works in the medium of painted wood and painted mixed media sculpture. Sometimes he makes or carves the wood, and sometimes he finds objects that need painting. 
The range of Munro’s creations and inventiveness is constantly extending. He has made large life-size people decorated in found trimmings, ten foot long tables, benches, wardrobes and small ceramic vases, all painted just the way he likes them. Munro’s work is characterized by a sincere and bold style. His favorite subjects include several themes, notably: American History, animals, the Civil War and sports events. 
The lack of formal training in art school has made way for his interest in design rather than optical realism, and he has created an unpretentious approach to making art his own way 
Charles Munro’s family history traces back to John Hart, who signed the Declaration of Independence, and his family tree has ancestors on both sides of the Civil War. Charles went right into work after high school and in the last fifty-five years, has had many interesting jobs including: glass glazier, carpenter, and dairy farmer.