Charles Kaufman is an American artist with art studios in the U.S. and Germany. After many years of creating freelance cartoons & illustrations, working as a writer and editorial director for several publications, then later creative work as an ad agency Creative Director, Kaufman picked up the paintbrush to start painting. He has been painting and exhibiting his work full time since 1995. His original paintings and other works of art are exhibited in galleries and other venues in the United States and in Europe. Charles Kaufman´s creative work has been in over 100 publications around the world. He has created illustrations and comics for McDonalds, Wall Street Journal, Hewlett-Packard, MacAddict (wrote How-to animation article, created art and animations for CD), Wall Street Journal-Europe, Cover of Focus magazine, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Five to Nine, Idea Fixa, "Göooo 7", "Mail Me Art", 2004 New Pop Music Festival, Psychologie Heute, PC Professionell, MacFormat, Finanztest, Manager Magazin, Tchibo Magazin, TOPHAIR, abendture & reisen, pablo, Neue Medien, CineChart, MacMagazine, Zeichentrickfilm, Psychologie Heute, Punsch, PC Professionell, MacFormat, Finanztest, Manager Magazin, Familie & Computer, Eltern für Familien, Computer-Künstler, Digital Video, Schöner Wohnen, Zuhause Wohnen, Der Kunst Händel, Rip Off Comix, U-Comix, Werben & Verkauf, Meier, einstein magazin, Rhein-Neckar Zeitung, Stadtblatt, Heidelberg Aktuell, Kultur Kaleidiskop, Neue Wohnen, CARtoons, British humor magazine Punch, The Stars and Stripes, Overseas!, Willamette Week, Passagen, Heidelberg Journal, Hamburger Abendblatt, Editor & Publisher, The Portland Enquirer, Downtowner, Oregon Business, Car Review, Art Shop International, Auto Week, The Oregonian and many more. He has illustrated and written over five books including his recent collection of women paintings titled, "Five Hundred and Forty Women". Detail Views, The Land of the Giant Toasters, The First Collection of Fred and Frank comics. Plus illustrated several books: Flash 5 Cartooning, Art Nürnberg, Financial Accounting Theory, Ski Europe (6 annual books), Whole Europe Escape Manual: England, Whole Europe Escape Manual: Germany, Whole Europe Escape Manual: France. Rekken En Strekken - Netherland's Cartoon Festival Winner's Book . "Literature, Grade 10" from Houghton, Mifflin, Harcourt Publishers Charles Kaufman's colorful paintings and other art is in collections worldwide.