Linda Charles
Linda Charles was born in 1969 in the South East of England, having a creative streak for as long as she can remember and drawing or designing something from a very early age. Attending Herriot Watt University in Scotland she studied textiles and fashion, which led to her interest in more abstract work incorporating heavy texture and materials such as gold or silver leaf. Her use of colour lent itself to the interior design boom of the early 2000s and her work saw popular success worldwide.
She now lives in a beautiful part of Hertfordshire surrounded by nature and rolling countryside and uses her surroundings for inspiration. Her proximity to the National Trusts ancient Hatfield Forest, once a favourite hunting location for Henry VIII, provides excellent reference for raw and unspoilt imagery, which is always her starting point of any piece.
Walking her Golden Retriever, Doug, gives her the opportunity to think and immerse herself in the natural surroundings. Always exploring new areas produces fresh ideas and inspirations, coming across run down, deserted buildings and wild wooded areas are perfect reference for texture and surface ideas, which she translates so well into art, having always had a liking for tactile pieces.
The forest covers a large unspoilt area featuring a large lake and quiet backwaters. Its here that she is in her element and where deer roam freely this is where she most feels at one with nature.
Once back in the studio she sketches out the scene of her work marking areas she wants to build texture for effect. The vibrancy created by the colours she uses enables the piece to border delicately between abstract and real-life imagery.
She aims to create the calm and tranquil feelings she gains from her earlier experiences in the forest and around the lake. A new floral range reflecting these subtle tones on textured pastel-based backgrounds is another new addition to an already impressive back catalogue of art and design spanning some 25 years.
Her love for fashion and animals have recently combined to produce brand new collections using her traditional combinations of textures and various media, now including elements of digital collage, with loveable animals against unique backdrops as well as magnificent pieces of individual fashionable couture models featuring stunning real textures such as feathers, jewels and fabrics.
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Yellow Submarine By Linda Charles
£595.00Yellow Submarine By Linda Charles
Linda Charles studied textiles and fashion at university and her background is evident throughout her work, whether it be with heavy texture, using multiple forms of mixed media including gold and silver leaf or simply
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Fly Me To The Moon By Linda Charles
£595.00Fly Me To The Moon By Linda Charles
Linda Charles studied textiles and fashion at university and her background is evident throughout her work, whether it be with heavy texture, using multiple forms of mixed media including gold and silver
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Lose Yourself By Linda Charles
£595.00Lose Yourself By Linda Charles
Linda Charles studied textiles and fashion at university and her background is evident throughout her work, whether it be with heavy texture, using multiple forms of mixed media including gold and silver leaf or simply
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Back To Black By Linda Charles
£595.00Back To Black By Linda Charles
Linda Charles studied textiles and fashion at university and her background is evident throughout her work, whether it be with heavy texture, using multiple forms of mixed media including gold and silver leaf or
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Look Good On The Dancefloor By Linda Charles
£595.00Look Good On The Dancefloor By Linda Charles
Linda Charles studied textiles and fashion at university and her background is evident throughout her work, whether it be with heavy texture, using multiple forms of mixed media including gold and silver
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Lucky Man By Linda Charles
£595.00Lucky Man By Linda Charles
Linda Charles studied textiles and fashion at university and her background is evident throughout her work, whether it be with heavy texture, using multiple forms of mixed media including gold and silver leaf or simply
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Need You Tonight By Linda Charles
£595.00Need You Tonight By Linda Charles
Linda Charles studied textiles and fashion at university and her background is evident throughout her work, whether it be with heavy texture, using multiple forms of mixed media including gold and silver leaf or
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So Lonely By Linda Charles
£595.00So Lonely By Linda Charles
Linda Charles studied textiles and fashion at university and her background is evident throughout her work, whether it be with heavy texture, using multiple forms of mixed media including gold and silver leaf or simply
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You Know I’m No Good By Linda Charles
£595.00You Know I’m No Good By Linda Charles
Linda Charles studied textiles and fashion at university and her background is evident throughout her work, whether it be with heavy texture, using multiple forms of mixed media including gold and silver
