Feature Artist: Rod Charlesworth
We are proud to have been selected to represent Rod Charlesworth.
Rod's work is collected worldwide and he is committed to painting images that have a strong Canadian cultural influence, whether through his bold landscapes or his more recent whimsical images of children at play.
Crescent Hill Gallery, Dimension Plus, Progressive Fine Art, Natures Scene & Art Tradehorn, Multi Art Ltee,
Crescent Hill Gallery, Dimension Plus, Progressive Fine Art, Natures Scene & Art Tradehorn, Multi Art Ltee
Born in northern British Columbia, Rod moved to the Okanagan area at a young age. His childhood fascination with drawing and painting has grown into a unique and primarily self-taught style, influenced by the surrealist movement in its early stages. Later, Rod discovered the Impressionistic school that led him to experiment with colour and the physical qualities of paint. The work of Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven has had a profound influence in his style.
Artist's Statement:
"Getting some colour on the canvas to get my creative juices flowing is probably the most significant step in the work. The next step is a very sketchy impression of the subject directly into the wet paint. Details do not matter, suggestions of detail is what my eyes want. I continue to lay down calligraphic brush stokes until the colours are working in harmony."
