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Charles Willmott
British Figurative Artist
B. Stratford-up-on Avon, England
Born in Stratford-up-on Avon, the only son of artist and metalcraftsman
Hague Willmott. Charles, although for the most part self-taught,
studied originally at the Birmingham College of Art.
He works from his studio attached to his home in Herefordshire,
the rural heart of England, where he lives with his wife Susie
and their youngest son Hague.
As a contemporary figurative realist he prepares graphite &
charcoal studies before painting in oils. Charles has been painting
since the early 1960’s and in the mid to late 1980’s
he acquired a passion for the Orient and its cultures. During
1991 his first one-man show was staged at London’s Mall
Galleries and was unique in featuring Japan’s national sport,
Sumo.
In more recent times Charles has worked particularly with the
Royal Shakespeare Theatre and the Royal Ballet. In the case of
the former covering a number of productions including Tim Albery’s
Macbeth and Michael Attenborough’s direction of The Herbal
Bed and in the latter working extensively with principal dancers
including Miyako Yoshida and Darcey Bussell.
In the years 2000 and 2003 this dedication to the stage and performance
achieved him a finalist place in the prestigious Garrick/Milne
Prize and today Charles’s work disciplines are divided fairly
equally between Portraiture, Female Form and Dance.
The Colomb Art Gallery is proud to exhibit work from the British
artist Charles Willmott. View all art by Charles
Willmott
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