Charles Dawe was born in Sydney, Feb. 11th, 1923. He enrolled in a 4 year University Course in Art at the Ontario College of Art, specializing in the human form. Later Charles attended the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax. He said he learned “more in one year about art at NSCAD than four years in Toronto”. Since 1982 Charles has lived on Maloney St. in Whitney Pier. He used to walk the tracks and sketch whatever took his fancy. One particular day, he was drawn to the natural spring water on Maloney St. and noticed the house at 175 Maloney: it had a “for sale” sign on it. He removed the sign, sketched the house, and then immediately bought it . ”
Charles works in acrylics. He says acrylic colours remain pure, the colours stay clean, just keep the brushes wet with water, and as a bonus -there’s no odor!