Lois Allen Charles creates story-telling scenes reflecting her interest in American historical culture.
   She was born and raised in the Philadelphia area. Her family ancestors have lived and worked as shoemakers, button makers and hat makers in Philadelphia since 1803.
   Lois enjoys painting Philadelphia street scenes of an earlier time. She refers to many old photographs to reflect the businesses, streets signs, shop prices, dress of everyday people, vehicles and buildings of the time in her collage style of painting. She always includes herself in her Philadelphia paintings as the woman carrying the basket of laundry (she has three children!)
   Recently she had the honor of painting the historic King of Prussia Inn at the request of the King of Prussia Chamber of Commerce, to raise funding for the Inn's move and restoration.
   The artist works in acrylic, watercolor and pastels or in combinations of these mediums. She will spend many months working on a painting to achieve the fine miniaturized detail she is known for.
   Her artwork has been in numerous shows and has won various awards as well as being in many public and private collections.
   In her painting, Lois hopes the viewer will find joy in her stylized reconstruction of the past bringing to mind a simpler time in American life.