Born in Yakima, Washington, in 1955, Charles Gause was raised in the Yakima Valley surrounded by orchards and pastureland. Charles exhibited a love for drawing and painting from an early age. After moving to Alaska in 1975, Charles fell in love with the unsurpassed beauty and uniqueness of the "Great Land". His travels to the four corners of this immense state have supplied him with endless artistic ideas to explore with watercolors, oils and acrylics. His work is collected by a growing group of admirers worldwide and original paintings are in the permanent collections of such corporations as Cominico, Maersk-Sealand, Alaska Airlines and ARCO.