About Us
Charlie Pickard is a London born Figurative Artist, illustrator, and author based in London. Trained in the classical style and with a focus on a direct and spontaneous approach to oil painting, he is primarily interested in exploring the expressive qualities of colour and explorative brushwork. Charlie continues to create, write, exhibit, and teach from their London studio.
Charlie has recently collaborated with the publisher 3dtotal to author a book on color and light, exploring their fascinating interplay. Additionally, they have authored two books on anatomy for artists.
His work is primarily exhibited in London and has been exhibited in shows around England and Portugal.
his work exists in collections
worldwide
Exhibitions
2024 - Royal Institute of Oil Painters - Mall Galleries - London
2024 - Royal Society of Portrait Painters - Mall Galleries - London
2023 - Wish You Were Here - Cane-Yo - Brighton
2023 - Bienal Internacional Do Alentejo - Portugal
2020 - Raw Umber: In Real Life - Raw Umber Studios - Stroud
2020 - Royal Society of British Artists - Mall Galleries London
2019 - Out of the Shadows - 54 The Gallery - London
2018 - Summer Art show - 50 Brooke Street - London
2017 - Royal Society of Oil painters - Mall Galleries - London
2016 - Atelier: The Art of Representation - Mall Galleries - London
Publications
2024 -3DTotal - Anatomy in Motion - Author and Illustrator
2024 - Artist and Illustrator - Interview
2021 - 3dtotal - Color and Light - Author and Illustrator
2021 - Current - ImagineFx - Various articles - Contributing Author
2020 - 3dtotal - Anatomy for Artists - Illustrator
2019 - Art Fundamentals 2nd Edition - Contributing Artist
2017 - Figure Drawing for Concept Artists - Contributing artist
2017 - Artists and Illustrator - Contributing Author
2016 - 2019 - London Atelier of Representational Art - Blog Contributor