I'm a painter and illustrator working at Clockwork Studios in South London. To buy or commission work you can contact me directly by email or on Instagram.
My work is driven by my imagination and love of pattern and nature. Decorative ceramics are set up in the studio with seasonal flowers and produce and a whimsical narrative starts to unfold in a playful and illustrative manner.
Inspiration comes from Folk and Outsider Art, antique samples and textiles, children’s artwork, museum collections, interiors of historic houses and the garden.
Bright colours are laid down first as under layers to add depth and luminosity. Then I start to draw with paint, working with energy and expression. I’m always aiming for the composition to have a sense of space and stillness, contrasting with the abundant character the subject matter. Still life objects become a celebration of rich decoration.
I graduated in Printed Textile Design from Manchester Metropolitan University in 1999. Since then, I've sold in galleries nationally and have had work published internationally. My work is held in a museum collection and is collected across the world. I've also worked with Anthropologie, Penguin Books, Waitrose Food Illustrated Magazine and Nina Campbell. I've been the artist in residence at The Affordable Art Fair and have run workshops at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
My work was selected for the Royal Academy Summer Show in 2024 and I'm currently exhibiting in the Saatchi Store in London.
For general information, please contact:
Email: charlotte@charlottehardy.co.uk
Instagram: _charlotte_hardy_
Telephone: +44 (0)79 3263 6741
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95-96 Winchester School of Art/ Foundation
96-99 Manchester Metropolitan University, First Class BA Hons Degree, Textile Design
2008 Affordable Art Fair, London
2007 Camberwell College of Art, London
2000 Kerala, India
The Victoria and Albert Museum, London
City Lit Adult College, London
Manchester Metropolitan University
Wimbledon College of Art
Camberwell College of Art
Malborough Summer School
Oxford Summer School
Penguin Books (fiction book covers)
Woodmansterne (greeting cards)
Black Olive (greeting cards)
Paper Rose (greeting cards)
Waitrose Food Illustrated Magazine
The Art Group (prints and cards)
High Tea of Highgate (wall illustration and logo)
Artist's Cards
Cosmo China
Crown Wall Coverings (bedlinen, wallpaper)
The Iron Bed Company
Anne Davison Children's Textile Design
Paperlink (greeting cards)
Anthropologie (prints and journals)