Artists

Linda Charles [Biography]

Linda Charles

Linda Charles was born in 1969 in the South East of England. ?As long as I can remember I have always had a creative streak; drawing and designing from a very early age.?
She attended Herriot Watt University in Scotland where she studied textiles and fashion. This led her to an interest in abstract work in which she became more and more involved.
She began to design work incorporating heavy texture using materials such as gold and silver leaf. The use of colour at the time lent itself to the advent of the interior design boom of the early 2000?s and her work began to sell in huge quantities worldwide.
She has always been keen to develop her work by ?fusing certain qualities of my abstract work into real life imagery.?
She lives in a beautiful part of Hertfordshire surrounded by nature and rolling countryside and uses her surroundings for inspiration. Her proximity to the National Trust?s 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. It?s 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.

Crown

Original Mixed Media

Ace Of Spades

Mixed Media on Board

Begin The Beguine

Mixed Media on Board

Call Me

Mixed Media on Board

Candy

Mixed Media on Board

Crazy Love

Mixed Media on Board

Crown - King Charles/Stormzy

Mixed Media on Board

Culture Club

Mixed Media on Board

Dancing In The Dark

Mixed Media on Board

Dangerous Woman

Mixed Media on Board

Devotion

Mixed Media on Board

Disco 2000

Mixed Media on Board

Don't Wanna Lose You

Mixed Media on Board

Dreamer

Mixed Media on Board

Encore Une Fois

Mixed Media on Board

Every Breath You Take

Mixed Media on Board

I Swear

Mixed Media on Board

I Wanna Dance With Somebody

Mixed Media on Board

It's My Life

Mixed Media on Board

Let Me be Your Fantasy

Mixed Media on Board

Live Forever

Mixed Media on Board

Look What You Made Me Do

Mixed Media on Board

Mandalay Bay Hotel

Mixed Media on Board

Money, Money, Money

Mixed Media on Board

Most Beautiful

Mixed Media on Board

Mr. Vain

Mixed Media on Board

New York Minute

Mixed Media on Board

Nokon

Mixed Media on Board

Paudaburu

Mixed Media on Board

Peaches

Mixed Media on Board

Pinku

Mixed Media on Board

Pump Up The Jam I

Mixed Media on Board

Pump Up The Jam II

Mixed Media on Board

Run For Home

Mixed Media on Board

Say A Little Prayer

Mixed Media on Board

Show Me Love

Mixed Media on Board

Stop This Flame

Mixed Media on Board

Summer Nights

Mixed Media on Board

Sunshine Of Your Love Cream

Mixed Media on Board

Teddy Bear - Elvis/Kate Moss

Mixed Media on Board

The Rhythm Of The Night

Mixed Media on Board

Then He Kissed Me

Mixed Media on Board

Tommy Gun

Mixed Media on Board

We Belong Together

Mixed Media on Board

You're Gorgeous

Mixed Media on Board

Back To Black

Studio Edition on Paper

Champagne Supernova - Miniature

Studio Edition on Paper

Cigarettes And Alcohol

Studio Edition on Paper

Cigarettes And Alcohol - Miniature

Studio Edition on Paper

English Rose

Studio Edition on Paper

English Rose - Miniature

Studio Edition on Paper

Fly Me To The Moon

Studio Edition on Paper

God Save The Queen - Songbook

Studio Edition on Canvas

Hotel California - Miniature

Studio Edition on Paper

Hotel California - Songbook

Studio Edition on Canvas

I Wanna Be Adored

Studio Edition on Paper

I Wanna Be Adored - Miniature

Studio Edition on Paper

LOW AVAILABILITY - Love Me Tender

Studio Edition on Paper

LOW AVAILABILITY - My Generation

Studio Edition on Paper

LOW AVAILABILITY - Rocketman

Studio Edition on Paper

LOW AVAILABILITY - Sex On Fire

Studio Edition on Paper

LOW AVAILABILITY - Wonderwall

Studio Edition on Paper

Life On Mars - Miniature

Studio Edition on Paper

Live Forever - Songbook

Studio Edition on Canvas

Look Good On The Dancefloor

Studio Edition on Paper

Lose Yourself

Studio Edition on Paper

Love Reign O'er Me

Studio Edition on Paper

Love Reign O'er Me - Miniature

Studio Edition on Paper

Lucky Man

Studio Edition on Paper

Money, Money, Money

Studio Edition on Paper

Money, Money, Money - Miniature

Studio Edition on Paper

Mr Brightside - Miniature

Studio Edition on Paper

Need You Tonight

Studio Edition on Paper

Need You Tonight - Miniature

Studio Edition on Paper

So Lonely

Studio Edition on Paper

So Lonely - Miniature

Studio Edition on Paper

Town Called Malice - Miniature

Studio Edition on Paper

Town Called Malice - Songbook

Studio Edition on Canvas

Yellow Submarine

Studio Edition on Paper

You Give Love A Bad Name

Studio Edition on Paper

You Give Love A Bad Name - Miniature

Studio Edition on Paper

You Know I'm No Good

Studio Edition on Paper

You Know I'm No Good - Miniature

Studio Edition on Paper

19th Nervous Breakdown

Mixed Media on Board

A Kiss From A Rose

Mixed Media on Board

Careless Whisper

Mixed Media on Board

Everybody's Free, To Feel Good

Mixed Media on Board

How Deep Is Your Love

Mixed Media on Board

I Don't Want To Miss A Thing

Mixed Media on Board

My Heart Will Go On

Mixed Media on Board

The Night I Fell In Love

Mixed Media on Board

Touch Me

Mixed Media on Board

U Got 2 Let The Music

Mixed Media on Board

Wild Horses

Mixed Media on Board

Yazoo

Mixed Media on Board

Don't Look Back In Anger

Studio Edition on Paper

Ticket To Ride

Mixed Media on Board

Sold, but please enquire about similar works

The Rising Sun - In The Gallery

Original Mixed Media

Sold, but please enquire about similar works

110 Rapture

Mixed Media on Board

Sold, but please enquire about similar works

All Of Me

Mixed Media on Board

Sold, but please enquire about similar works

All That Jazz

Mixed Media on Board

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At The River

Mixed Media on Board

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Don't Know Me By Now

Mixed Media on Board

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Dusty

Mixed Media on Board

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Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat

Mixed Media on Board

Sold, but please enquire about similar works

Everybody's Free

Mixed Media on Board

Sold, but please enquire about similar works

Everything I Do

Mixed Media on Board

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Firestarter

Mixed Media on Board

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God Is A DJ

Mixed Media on Board

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God Save The Queen

Mixed Media on Board

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Gold Digger

Mixed Media on Board

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Heaven Knows

Mixed Media on Board

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Heiwa-Teki

Mixed Media on Board

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Here Comes The Sun

Mixed Media on Board

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Just Like Heaven

Mixed Media on Board

Sold, but please enquire about similar works

Need You Tonight

Mixed Media on Board

Sold, but please enquire about similar works

On And On

Mixed Media on Board

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Real Slim Shady Commission

Mixed Media on Board

Sold, but please enquire about similar works

Rebel Rebel - Bowie/Dean

Mixed Media on Board

Sold, but please enquire about similar works

Right Here, Right Now

Mixed Media on Board

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Sandstorm

Mixed Media on Board

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Simple Minds

Mixed Media on Board

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Sweet Child O' Mine

Mixed Media on Board

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The Boys Of Summer

Mixed Media on Board

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This Charming Man

Mixed Media on Board

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To Have Fun

Mixed Media on Board

Sold, but please enquire about similar works

Town Called Malice

Mixed Media on Board

Sold, but please enquire about similar works

Wonderwall

Mixed Media on Board

Sold, but please enquire about similar works

Zombie Nation

Mixed Media on Board

Linda Charles

Linda Charles was born in 1969 in the South East of England. ?As long as I can remember I have always had a creative streak; drawing and designing from a very early age.?
She attended Herriot Watt University in Scotland where she studied textiles and fashion. This led her to an interest in abstract work in which she became more and more involved.
She began to design work incorporating heavy texture using materials such as gold and silver leaf. The use of colour at the time lent itself to the advent of the interior design boom of the early 2000?s and her work began to sell in huge quantities worldwide.
She has always been keen to develop her work by ?fusing certain qualities of my abstract work into real life imagery.?
She lives in a beautiful part of Hertfordshire surrounded by nature and rolling countryside and uses her surroundings for inspiration. Her proximity to the National Trust?s 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. It?s 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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