About

Charlotte grew up in East Anglia under giant skies and on endless beaches. She studied Painting at Chelsea College of Art in London and since then has exhibited at galleries in London, Manchester and West Sussex. She now lives and works in West Sussex, with its rolling chalk downs and ancient footpaths.

Charlotte's paintings are about place, time and history. Drawing is fundamental to the structure and narrative, creating a space in which the material and conceptual space that she has moved through can be explored and interrogated. Form and shade are carefully laid down creating the structure to which more instinctive marks can be made bringing life to the work. 

Her footpaths are rooted in myth and ghost stories. The Stone Tape Theory that events from the past can be recorded in the stones of the land and played back as shades of past. Our ancestors wove beasts and supernatural folk into stories warning us not to stray from the path or enter the woods. There is beauty in these myths and to the light bouncing off the hills and chalk paths, and deep shadows.

Country lanes indulge her sense of adventure, a reminder of the days where empty roads meant freedom and escape, something we need more than ever.