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 2000s 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 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 is 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.

Latest Work

Indian Couture III ~ #1 by Linda Charles
Indian Couture II ~ #1 by Linda Charles
Indian Couture ~ Silver by Linda Charles
Geisha Couture II ~ by Linda Charles
Karyukai ~ by Linda Charles
Karykai II ~ by Linda Charles
Michiko ~ by Linda Charles
Geisha Couture ~ by Linda Charles
Our Vision by Linda Charles
Imagine by Linda Charles
Senkai ~ by Linda Charles
Toshiko ~ by Linda Charles
Kitto ~ by Linda Charles
Underground Fox by Linda Charles
Shizukesa by Linda Charles
Mikako ~ by Linda Charles
Kaoruko ~ by Linda Charles
White Champagne ~ by Linda Charles
Moschino White ~ by Linda Charles
Geisha II by Linda Charles
Geisha I by Linda Charles
Moods ~ by Linda Charles
Work-Horse ~ by Linda Charles
Three’s A Crowd ~ by Linda Charles
Only The Great ~ by Linda Charles
Times Bear ~ by Linda Charles
Tradition ~ by Linda Charles
Fashion Icon by Linda Charles
Best of British – Grenadier Guard by Linda Charles
Best of British – Pillar Box by Linda Charles
Best of British – Westminster by Linda Charles
Best of British – HRH by Linda Charles
Best of British – Beefeater by Linda Charles
Width Restrictions by Linda Charles
The Walking Daisy Chain by Linda Charles

Latest Work

Indian Couture III ~ #1 by Linda Charles

Indian Couture II ~ #1 by Linda Charles

Indian Couture ~ Silver by Linda Charles

Geisha Couture II ~ by Linda Charles

Karyukai ~ by Linda Charles

Karykai II ~ by Linda Charles

Michiko ~ by Linda Charles

Geisha Couture ~ by Linda Charles

Our Vision by Linda Charles

Imagine by Linda Charles

Senkai ~ by Linda Charles

Toshiko ~ by Linda Charles

Kitto ~ by Linda Charles

Underground Fox by Linda Charles

Shizukesa by Linda Charles

Mikako ~ by Linda Charles

Kaoruko ~ by Linda Charles

White Champagne ~ by Linda Charles

Moschino White ~ by Linda Charles

Geisha II by Linda Charles

Geisha I by Linda Charles

Moods ~ by Linda Charles

Work-Horse ~ by Linda Charles

Three’s A Crowd ~ by Linda Charles

Only The Great ~ by Linda Charles

Times Bear ~ by Linda Charles

Tradition ~ by Linda Charles

Fashion Icon by Linda Charles

Best of British – Grenadier Guard by Linda Charles

Best of British – Pillar Box by Linda Charles

Best of British – Westminster by Linda Charles

Best of British – HRH by Linda Charles

Best of British – Beefeater by Linda Charles

Width Restrictions by Linda Charles

The Walking Daisy Chain by Linda Charles