Chas Martin: Sculpture - Masks - Paintings

“United” is a reflection of where we are. While community factions may be focused in different directions, we are inevitably connected and interdependent. This mixed media sculpture on marble base symbolizes our predicament. We may be fiercely indep…

“United” is a reflection of where we are. While community factions may be focused in different directions, we are inevitably connected and interdependent. This mixed media sculpture on marble base symbolizes our predicament. We may be fiercely independent, but cannot act independently without considering the impact on the whole.

I have been influenced by many different artists throughout my career for many different reasons. Some of these artists, writers and thinkers have inspired me with their techniques, others with their imaginations, and some with their expansive perception of reality. These are some of the most influential in no particular order.


Morris Graves
Rick Bartow
Georgia O'Keefe
Marc Chagall
Rene Magritte
Max Ernst
Salvadore Dali
Man Ray
Marcel Duchamps
Constantin Brancussi
John Singer Sargent
Winslow Homer
Mark Today
Kenneth Callihan
Ursula K. LeGuin
Thomas Moran
Carl G. Jung
Ansel Adams