Chuck was born in the Arizona mining town of Ajo in 1941. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Arizona. But, it was only in his last 2½ years of college that he received any formal art training!

After graduation, southern California and the corporate world of design (Lockheed Air Service, Computer Sciences and others) called. And while producing illustrations for slide shows, annual reports, and brochures in his "day job", his freelance work brought him into record album covers, billboards, and work for the National Football League. His work was so respected, that he not only created the official 1980 Super Bowl Poster, but he also ended up working for all 28 of teh League's franchises. In fact, a poster done for the L.A. Rams brought him to the attention of Joe Wright.

"When I saw the detail and anatomical correctness of four rams that Chuck utilized in that poster," Wright says, "I had to find him no matter where he was."

"Frankly, I wasn't even award of western art until Joe called and said that's what he'd like me to do," Ren commented. Today, its 90% of his career's focus and output.

And why has Chuck concentrated on the American Indian? Ren says, "Because that is a way of life that is gone, and I want to preserve it in memory. If you look at a modern cattle round-up, you realize that the American cowboy's way of life hasn't essentially changed. I'm trying to learn everything I can about the Indians. Most paintings I've seen dealt with the Indian in a group or social setting. I've tried to focus on the individual."

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