Artists
Angela Charles
Angela Charles
Angela Charles now regularly exhibits in London, Brighton and at several galleries in Dorset and had a solo exhibition at Hybrid in 2007.
In line with her background and study her work began by being collage based and it is the surface of things which continues to interest her - the surface of her subjects and of her paintings. Graffiti on a wall or a grubbied door will grab her attention and act as inspiration and then the painting will take over and develop its own life as Angela becomes absorbed in the composition and mark making.
Since moving to Crewkerne in 2001 the landscape of neighbouring Dorset has featured more and more in her painting. In particular Chesil Beach holds significance for her and reoccurs in her compositions. Her palette has moved towards the colours of the outdoors too - cools greys and blues and chalky greens evoke the sky, fields, paths and combes of the landscape. The smooth expanses of colour are often marked with lines scratched through or scribbled in charcoal or graphite and sometimes the bright red of a favourite crayon will sing out against the subtlety of the ground.
