Biography
b. 1960, Brooklyn, NY
The son of an artist, Charles Prutting was raised in an environment with a reverence for the history and practice of art. His initial artistic training was conducted under the guidance of his father.
He studied art throughout high school in New Jersey. He then earned a B.S. in Physical Education, with extensive anatomical studies, from East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania. He went on to work in the legal field for many years, but realized he needed to return to his first love. In 2005, he began artistic study at the Gage Academy of Art in Seattle, WA. In 2008, he began a four year program under Juliette Aristides in the Aristides Atelier at Gage Academy. He has studied and copied master works in some of the most prestigious museums in both the US and Europe. Additional study was pursued
in workshops in Seattle, New York, and Florence, Italy with some of
the leading artists in the field today.
Mr. Prutting currently resides and works in Seattle, WA.
The son of an artist, Charles Prutting was raised in an environment with a reverence for the history and practice of art. His initial artistic training was conducted under the guidance of his father.
He studied art throughout high school in New Jersey. He then earned a B.S. in Physical Education, with extensive anatomical studies, from East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania. He went on to work in the legal field for many years, but realized he needed to return to his first love. In 2005, he began artistic study at the Gage Academy of Art in Seattle, WA. In 2008, he began a four year program under Juliette Aristides in the Aristides Atelier at Gage Academy. He has studied and copied master works in some of the most prestigious museums in both the US and Europe. Additional study was pursued
in workshops in Seattle, New York, and Florence, Italy with some of
the leading artists in the field today.
Mr. Prutting currently resides and works in Seattle, WA.