This Week's Window - Linda Charles

Linda describes herself as a 'contextual' painter, who views each composition as part of a whole imagined interior landscape. She is a firm believer in the connection between colour and mood, and her positive personality leads her to select a vivid and uplifting range of hues.

Linda's background in fashion and textile design has had a profound effect on her work, with texture playing a vital part in the finished image. Each piece is carefully created layer by layer using acrylics offset by gold leaf, which lends a spectacular intensity to the finished image.

"I don't like to be too dominant when it comes to the use of materials; I want the colour and images to work together, making them open to interpretation, yet always familiar."