Hello friends,

How are we nearly midthorugh July?June flew by for me!

I’m excited to be able to show you a new oil painting I’ve just finished, focused on an insanely vibrant sunset down in St Just, Cornwall. I’m still thinking of a name for it- Any suggestions out there would be welcomed! The next step will be for it to go to my framers, to complete the look and then it will be listed on the website for sale. At the moment though I’m enjoying having it hanging in my living room for a bit :)

It’s been a really busy time, with 2 exhibitions running at the same time during June. One in the gorgeous town of Nailsworth at the Hobbs House Bakery and the other in the Cirencester Information centre.

Hobbs House is a gorgeous, light and bright space and I think my pictures really popped on their white walls! I put up a mixture of framed prints and a couple of my watercolour and sea salt originals ~ Namely ‘Candy Floss Skies’, ‘Glorious’ and ‘Turquoise’.

The month whizzed by and last week I took everything back down. I had some wonderful comments from people and lots of traffic to the website, so it was an exhibition worth doing! I hope some of you enjoyed taking a look if you were in the area :)

My other exhibition is currently hanging at the Cirencester Information centre based on the ground floor of Bingham House in the Market Place. An absolute mine of information and should definitely be the first port of call for anyone visiting the town. Do pop in and take a look at my work on the walls. ‘Sunset Showdown’ original is there, along with ‘Cornish Blues’ original and some beautiful framed prints.

For the latter part of June I was based in Norfolk, in the little village of Winterton on Sea. This is where my grandfather, Peter Rowles Chapman lives (and where I grew up!). He’s a spectacular artist, with a studio in the garden filled with dreamy Norfolk oil paintings alongside absolutely wacky (and sometime terrifying!) creations dreamt up from his imaginations. He really is the most creative person I know, always tinkering away at something new! If you are ever in the area, his studio is open most days and he loves taking people round on tours! He’s well known for his tattooed camper van that sits on the lane opposite his house- Fabulous!

**Gramps hard at work, tinkering away at a new creation.**

I spent lots of time painting with him, listening very hard to his helpful suggestions and criticisms and I learnt such a lot. I feel very lucky to have such a mentor :).

Of course I also spent as much time as I could walking on the glorious coastline whilst I was in Norfolk too, taking lots of photos to help guide a series of paintings for the future. As the landscape is so flat , the skies seem huge and create a wonderful composition.

**Stormy clouds over Winterton beach in June 2024.**

My focus for the rest of July has been on pet portraits commissions as well as working on a first for me..an oil painting of Cirencester! It’s been on my to do list for a very long time, so I’m excited to finally be making a start on this- watch this space!

I’ll be at a makers market at the Bibury village hall on the 14th July, as well as at the Cornhall in Cirencester on the 22nd July- Pop by and say hi :)

I feel you are all now well and truly caught up, so toodles until next time!

Charlotte x

A month of exhibitions and seaside trips..

Is Summer finally here?!

2 Weeks painting in St Ives = Happy me :)