Charles Randak
“Evening Sky over Rum”
NEW“Evening Sky over Rum”, 100 x 100 cm, Oil on canvas
“Skipness Flower Meadow”
NEW“Skipness Flower Meadow”, 30 x 40 inches, oil on canvas
“Sound of Mull Evening”, 40 x 40 inches, Oil on canvas
NEW“Sound of Mull Evening”, 100 x 100 cm, Oil on canvas
“Loch Na Keal, Isle of Mull”
NEW“Loch Na Keal, Isle of Mull”, 100 x 100 cm, Oil on canvas
“Sanna Bay Waves”, 30 x 40 inches, Oil on canvas
NEW “Sanna Bay Waves”, 30 x 40 inches, Oil on canvas
“White Sands Iona”
NEW“White Sands Iona”, 30 x 40 inches, oil on canvas
“Safe Harbour, Gigha”
NEW“Safe Harbour, Gigha”, 30 x 40 inches, oil on canvas
“Gigha Skyscape #2”
NEW“Gigha Skyscape #2”, 80 x 150 cm, oil on canvas
“Kiloran Bay, Colonassy”
NEW“Kiloran Bay, Colonassy”, 40 x 100 cm, oil on canvas
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Born in Edinburgh, Charles is a graduate from the Glasgow School of Art. His grandfather was an accomplished artist and won prizes for his art in 1897 from the Glasgow Master Painters Association – family legend has it that he hung out in Montmartre, Paris in the early 1900s.
Charles has always painted while heading up a design company working with clients throughout the UK, Europe, Asia and the USA – now he is spending more time on his painting – naturally being drawn to the West coast of Scotland where he has had connections over many years although he cannot resist the draw of Italy, the Caribbean and Dance.
His painting style is direct, unfussed brush strokes and knife work usually of canvas creating what he calls ‘statement pieces of a reasonable size where the contrasting textures reflect the reality of the scene and the reality of nature’s colour palette in front of him – avoiding any artificiality in creating the image.
“I aim to capture real places and moments in time – creating a window on another place which the viewer will find uplifting and be able to return to it for a visual, mental or spiritual refresh – especially when it is sky, sea or beaches and the combination of all three, I do believe that we are hardwired in our genes to receive a calming energy from these locations – probably they meant ‘safety and security’ (relaxation) to our ancestors in their dim and distant past and perhaps a painting can deliver that resonance?”