Charles Arthur Arnoldi (born April 10, 1946)[1] is an American painter, sculptor and printmaker.
[2][3] Arnoldi began using actual tree branches as a compositional element in his works, combined with painting to create stick constructions.
In the early 1970s, the artist attracted attention for his wall-relief wood sculptures, such as Honeymoons in the collection of the Honolulu Museum of Art.
[6] The use of wood remained a feature of Arnoldi's oeuvre, although, since the 1980s, he has often employed it in combination with other media.
He began producing abstract paintings on canvas, first black and white, and later brightly colored.