Dorr Bothwell in her Studio (1964). Charles Marchant Stevenson. Acrylic. Private collection.
I Light My Lamp: An Homage to Dorr Bothwell
I Light My Lamp: An Homage to Dorr Bothwell by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1970). Serigraph (25” x 12”). Edition of 24. SKU: CS197004*
Dorr Bothwell is seen working in the studio Bill Zacha renovated for her on the corner of Kasten and Albion Streets in Mendocino. World-renowned Mendocino Heritage Artist, gifted mentor, and loyal friend, Dorr Bothwell’s lamp still shines. Inscription: I light my lamp across the night – in your window – a light as bright – star to star. Learn more about Dorr Bothwell.
Jennie and Bill Zacha
Multiple portrait of Jennie and Bill Zacha by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1964) Acrylic on canvas. Private collection.
Lucia Zacha by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1964). Acrylic. Private collection.
Lucia Zacha (2015)
Lucia Zacha with Stevenson’s portrait of her parents (Mendocino 2015).
Mendocino Shepherd: Portrait of Thorkild Thompson
Mendocino Shepherd: Portrait of Thorkild Thompson by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1967). Acrylic on canvas (36″ x 36″). Private collection.
Sandra Hawthorne as Titania
Sandra Hawthorne as Titania by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1968). Detail 1. Acrylic on canvas covered wood panel (108″ x 60″). Private collection.
Stevenson captures enchanting aspects of actress and director Sandra Hawthorne who wears a vintage gown from the House of Worth. The gown was borrowed from Betty Thompson, fellow actress, Mendocino Headlands preservationist, and wife of Thorkild Thompson (Mendocino Shepherd).
The painting is so large and, currently, in such a restricted space that it is difficult to capture it in a single photograph.
Sandra Hawthorne as Titania (detail 2).Sandra Hawthorne as Titania (detail 3).
Sandra Hawthorne and Her Cat
Sandra Hawthorne and Her Cat by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1977). Acrylic. Private collection.
Dreaming of Dragons: Roberta Chipps Whiteside
Dreaming of Dragons: Roberta Chipps Whiteside (1990). Charles Marchant Stevenson and Matt Leach offer a light-hearted variation on the theme of travel. Acrylic on canvas (21″ x 48″). Signed on back: Stevenson/Leach. Original artist’s frame. SKU: CS199011*
Portrait of Bonnie Sanger
Portrait of Bonnie Sanger by Charles Marchant Stevenson (2000). Acrylic on canvas (48″ x 48″). Private collection.
When Charles Marchant Stevenson surprised Bonnie Sanger with this portrait, she was moved to see that he had chosen the exact shade of golden yellow she habitually visualized during meditation.
The Seer: Antonia Lamb
The Seer: Antonia Lamb by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1978). Acrylic on canvas. Private collection.
Rising in Song: Elaine Miksak
Rising in Song: Elaine Miksak (1999). Acrylic on canvas (60” x 48”). Signed: Stevenson ’99. Original artist’s frame. SKU: CS199920*
Amazed: James H. Bertram
Amazed: James H. Bertram, portrait by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1968). Acrylic on canvas. Private collection.
In the early 1960s artist Jim Bertram came to Mendocino, and stayed, because Dorr Bothwell was here.
Amazed: James H. Bertram (detail).
Helen Neumann Reynolds
Helen Neumann Reynolds (1993). Acrylic on canvas. Signed: Stevenson ’93. Stevenson/Leach Studios. Private Collection.
Stevenson’s whimsical portrait of artist Helen Reynolds has an Egyption theme, with her husband Judge Embree Reynolds, in the background, as Pharoah.
Quilting
Quilting by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1970). Acrylic. Private collection.
Joy Osburn
Joy Osburn by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1976). Acrylic on canvas on wood panel. Private collection.
Ascent: Portrait of Irma Gillespie
Ascent: Portrait of Irma Gillespie by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1970). Acrylic on canvas (48″ x 32″). Private collection.
Manna
Manna by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1975). Stevenson describes the subject as a woman receiving roses from her inner being. Acrylic on canvas covered wood panel. Private collection.
The Gardener: Henry Horton
The Gardener: Henry Horton by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1970). Acrylic on canvas (48” x 32”). Private Collection.
Stevenson sees Mendocino Coast master gardener Hank Horton as, not just a man with a green thumb, but a Green Man, the embodiment of Earth’s cycles of renewal.
Tony in the Wood: Portrait of Tony Wood
Tony in the Wood: Portrait of Tony Wood by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1970). Acrylic. Private Collection.
Tony in the Wood: Portrait of Tony Wood
Tony in the Wood: Portrait of Tony Wood by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1970). Serigraph, edition of 36. SKU: CS197040*
Young Woman at Her Mirror
Young Woman at Her Mirror by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1975). Pen and ink drawing (24” x 20”). Private collection. Full size black and white lithograph: SKU: CS197554*
Stevenson’s model is Mendocino theatre legend Linda Warren Pack.
Portrait of Ron Stephens
Portrait of Ron Stephens by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1975). Signed by artist and the subject. Original in pen and ink (24” x 20”), private colluction. Full size black and white lithograph: SKU: CS197552*
Inscription in Ron Stephens’ hand: As each path distinguishes itself it fulfills its relationship with everything else…
Nirvana: Tom Burnham
Nirvana: Tom Burnham by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1975). Original in pen and ink (24” x 20”). Private collection. Full size black and white lithograph: SKU: CS197552*
Chester Anderson: Beauty of the Divine Manifestation
Chester Anderson: Beauty of the Divine Manifestation by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1975). Original drawing in pen and ink (20” x 24”). Private collection. Signed and dated Stevenson, and pencil signed by Chester Anderson. Full size black and white lithograph: SKU: CS197555*
The inscription is in Chester Anderson’s hand: In all things, great and small, I am the Beauty of the Divine Manifestation. Charles Marchant Stevenson is the illustrator of Chester Anderson’s cult classic novel,Fox & Hare: the story of a Friday evening, set in 1964 Greenwich Village. Learn more about Fox & Hare, and about Chester Anderson, at the links below.
