not meant to. Dellschau's work is also remarkable in that it uses the medium of watercolor brilliantly, often using water as the medium with a subtle tint of color. Dellschau's work shows the influence of circus banner painting, in its use of centralized subjects and ornamental borders, and often possesses a jewel-like quality. Reviewing the 1998 Ricco Maresca exhibition, the New York Times said: The book The Secrets of Dellschau by Dennis Crenshaw and Pete Navarro tells the story of Dellschau and of the secrets the authors argue that Dellschau hid within his artwork. Pete Navarro spent 27 years studying Dellschau's drawings and writings. According to Navarro, the story of the Sonora Aero Club and their achievements had been cleverly hidden by Dellschau in his drawings using several codes and unconnected sentences hidden throughout the work. Thus, one would have to see all of Dellschau's to understand the narrative. Partial list of exhibitions "The Sky is the Limit" - University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas, 1969 "The I at Play" - Institute of Arts, Rice University, Houston, Texas, 1977 "Texas Selections from the Menil Collection" - Galveston Art Center, Galveston, Texas, 1991 "Wind In My Hair" - American Visionary Museum, 1996 "Aeronautical Notebooks" - Ricco Maresca Gallery, 1998 "Plots and Inventions" - Ramapo College, New Jersey, 2000 "Visionary Dreamers" - University of Syracuse, New York, 2002 "Flight or Fancy? The Secret Life of Charles A. A. Dellschau" - San Antonio Museum of Art, Focus Gallery, 2002 "The Secret Life of Charles Dellschau" - San Antonio Museum, Menilo Museum, 2004 "Eye of the World: Miniature and Microcosm in the Art of the Self Taught" - Addison Gallery of American Art, Pennsylvania, 2002 "American Self Taught from the High Museum" - High Museum Annex, 2005 "Dopes, Dupes, and Demagogues: Viewed by Outsiders" - Louise Ross Gallery, 2004 "Create and Be Recognized: Photography on the Edge" - Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA), 2005 "Inner Worlds Outside" - Whitechapel Gallery, London, 2005 "Flights of Imagination" - Witte Museum, San Antonio, 2008 "ARTnow" contemporary art fair - Stephen Romano booth #21, New York NY, 2008 "Messages and Magic: Collage and Assemblage in American Art" - John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, 2008 "Artists Books Through Time: Vol. 1", Cavin Morris Gallery, New York, 2009 Museum of Everything", London, England. 2009 - Museum of Everything", Pinacoteca Agnelli, Turin, Italy. 2010 - "Outsider Art Fair",