Occupation: Artist.
DOB: Dec. 14 In: Detroit, Michigan
Residence: Boca Raton, FL and Michigan
First Memory Of Art: “My mother said I used to draw on her furniture. I think the first memory is doing drawings in grade school.”
Inspirations: “Just something I felt I wanted to do and had to do. And I suspect that was my inspiration. It was not any one artist that I saw his work, I guess it just came from inside.”
Favorite Artists: “Well I like de Gaulle, I like Gustav Klimt. He was around the turn of the century. He was very stylized painting portraits. A lot of color, a lot of design.”
Last Book Read: “Oh boy, I’m not much of a reader. I can’t even remember what it is.”
Favorite Movie: “Probably Casablanca.”
First Job: “Was a commercial illustrator in Detroit.”
Current Car: “Mazda Miata (bronze color).”
Favorite Meal: “My wife’s Italian cooking.”
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: “Butter pecan.”
Pre-Work Feeling/Mindset: “Probably get inspired by something I see, whether it be a photo I took or something in a magazine, a picture of something usually inspires me to do a painting.”
Greatest Career Moment: “My children and grandchildren. As an artist – there are a lot of good ones.”
Most Painful Moment: “Probably when I client doesn’t like something I do.”
Most Memorable Work: “Probably the oil paintings of my grandchildren.”
Embarrassing Art Memory: “Can’t think of one off hand.”
Favorite Subjects: “Is painting people, doing figurative work.”
People Qualities Most Admired: “Honesty. Integrity.”
Funny Art Memory: “There’s another customer by the name of Charlie Passarelli at the art store I go to – Jerry’s Artarama in Deerfield Beach.”
(Note: This Biofile interview was conducted at the outdoor art show at the park on Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach, FL on Saturday afternoon on Feb. 26, 2011.
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Biofile with Charlie Passarelli | 
Dear Mr. Passarelli
I have a painting, not sure if it is your painting or not. It is a picture of a woman sitting on a bed holding a book “Naming Baby” at the bottom of the picture it states ” the Naming The Bendectin Series with your name Charles Passarelli signed in pencil” could you tell me if you are the artist on this painting?
Thank you and May God Bless