Angela Charles British, b. 1966
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Angela CharlesIt Can't Always Be Sunny, 2019acrylic and pencil on aluminium panelsigned and dated on reverse100 x 100 cm£ 2,530.00
39 3/8 x 39 3/8 in -
Angela CharlesNot Long Now, 2019acrylic and pencil on wooden panel on aluminium supportsigned and dated on reverse30 x 30 cm£ 450.00
11 3/4 x 11 3/4 in -
Angela CharlesStarting Over, 2019acrylic and coloured pencil on bespoke aluminium panelsigned and dated on reverse76 x 76 cm£ 1,760.00
29 7/8 x 29 7/8 in
The lure of the coast from Dorset to Cornwall is constant for me. The contrast of the peacefulness of the landscape and the sea alongside its untamed wildness and intensity holds perpetual appeal. The acquisition of a camper van ten years ago made escaping to the sea even easier and has allowed for spontaneous trips both locally to Dorset as well as to Cornwall to develop my work.
My works evolve from my recorded notes about the landscape, the light and the sea. These records act as a catalyst for my paintings which, rather than a direct response to a certain place, represent a memory of a location and the felt experience of being there. However, in some of the works I become so absorbed by the painting process that little is recognisable from the original source.
Working on spray-primed aluminium and wooden boards, which allow for every texture to be my own, I build up layers of sanded-down acrylic. The layers are often wiped away forcefully with cloths or my fists and pierced with marks made by pencils or dentist tools. Through areas of calm and yet moments of frantic mark making, the resulting paintings reveal my sense of awe at the South West coast.'
Born just outside of Brighton in 1966 Angela Charles studied at Worthing College of Art from 1983 - 1986. She then went on to study for a BA Hons in Fine Art (Textiles) at Goldsmiths College, University of London, graduating in 1989.
Angela moved from Brighton to Crewkerne, Somerset in 2001, working part-time as a gallery curator until 2018. As a painter her reputation has grown since first exhibiting in 1989. Her first one-person show was at Sherborne House, Dorset in 2003 and since then she has exhibited throughout the UK.
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LANDSCAPE ABSTRACTED
30 Mar - 11 May 2019Porthminster Gallery hosts its second specially curated exhibition of 2019 with this selling show of collectable paintings and ceramics by four well-established artists. The ongoing engagement in each artist's work...Read more -
COASTAL RHYTHMS
PAINTINGS & CERAMICS BY FOUR ARTISTS 28 Apr - 9 Jun 2018A selling show of new paintings by Angela Charles and Sara Dudman, and new ceramics by Clare Conrad and Sarah Perry, inspired by Cornwall’s changing coastline. The show explores both...Read more
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CORNUCOPIA
9 Sep - 9 Nov 2017The award-winning Porthminster Gallery celebrates the rich autumnal bounty of original art with its latest curated selling show in St Ives. A ‘cornucopia’ of delights – a visual feast –...Read more -
Tide Lines
30 Apr - 25 Jun 2016Featuring stunning new collections of paintings and ceramics inspired by Cornwall's spectacular and atmospheric coastlines by six leading artists: Paintings by Angela Charles, Joanne Last, Kathy Ramsay Carr and Masako...Read more