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Charlotte Loukes Art @loukesfineart.bsky.social · Sep 4

Sometimes creating is such a joy, you lose yourself but in a good way. It’s the way I feel when walking somewhere new.
#notallwhowanderarelost #natureandart #painting

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Charlotte Loukes Art @loukesfineart.bsky.social · Aug 21

#roadtravel #countryroad #adventurestory #notallthosewhowanderarelost #sussexdowns #watercolourart #woodland #artist

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Charlotte Loukes Art @loukesfineart.bsky.social · Aug 21

I love the romance of an empty country road. They may not take me to far off lands on our island but they hold the promise of adventure.
The broadleaf trees create avenues of light and shade, bends in the road hide the destination.
If it was a new world, would you be excited or afraid?

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Charlotte Loukes Art @loukesfineart.bsky.social · Aug 14

Morning
Watercolour, gouache & wax crayon on paper
Early morning walks to avoid the heat. We’re lucky to have ancient footpaths in the South Downs, a part of the UK inhabited for thousands of years.
#southdowns #footpath #dogwalk #fineart #originalart

Watercolour & gouache expressive painting of dog walking along narrow footpath in the South Downs. Original painting by Charlotte Loukes

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Charlotte Loukes Art @loukesfineart.bsky.social · Jul 11

Super proud to be asked to exhibit four paintings at The Gallery at Horsham Museum: Summer 2025
It’s a lovely museum & gallery, with free entry it’s definitely worth a visit.
#artexhibition #watercolour #art

Poster advertising a gallery exhibition at Horsham Museum & Art Gallery

Exterior photo of Horsham Museum & Art Gallery

Four framed watercolours of scenes in West Sussex

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Charlotte Loukes Art @loukesfineart.bsky.social · Jun 25

More #sketchpad empty roads - freedom and escape … maybe we all need a bit of that.
#ontheroad #travelling #journey #sketching #sussex #southdowns #artistsonflashes #artist #art

Colour sketch of rural road in West Sussex by Charlotte Loukes

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Charlotte Loukes Art @loukesfineart.bsky.social · Jun 23

#journey #travel #sussexartist #landscapeart #contemporaryart #sketchbook #artist #southdowns

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Charlotte Loukes Art @loukesfineart.bsky.social · Jun 23

Another sketch of an empty road. Remembering the freedom of learning to drive and the feeling that I could go anywhere. The childish idea that the road was endless with adventure round the corner like a Tolkienesque quest.

Colour sketch of country road in West Sussex UK by Charlotte Loukes

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Charlotte Loukes Art @loukesfineart.bsky.social · Jun 20

Sketchbook prep for a new series of paintings. I love the tree tunnels in West Sussex
#artistsonbluesky #painting #fineart #artcollector #artgallery #sussex #uncanny #inbetween

Sketchbook painting of a road near Fittleworth West Sussex by Charlotte Loukes

Sketchbook paintings of a road near Fittleworth West Sussex by Charlotte Loukes

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Charlotte Loukes Art @loukesfineart.bsky.social · May 13

Both are true.
Watercolour, gouache & pastel.
The darkness and light of old footpaths.
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#sussex #track #walking #southdowns #petworth #uncanny #watercolour #contemporaryartwork #landscapeart #fineart #artcollector #artistsonFlashes

Both are true, mixed media painting by Charlotte Loukes

Both are true, mixed media painting by Charlotte Loukes - detail

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Charlotte Loukes Art @loukesfineart.bsky.social · May 8

Today I’ve started a new painting - see below, started listening to Broken Veil (brilliant) and pondered new Pope (not religious but hoping he’ll be a good man).
#liminal #uncanny #painting #artistsonFlashes #brokenveil #landscape #contemporaryart

Shaded footpath in South Downs by Charlotte Loukes

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Campaign for the Arts @campaignforthearts.org · May 6

🎤 If the government wants national renewal, they should invest in the arts and culture 🎤

Today, we're launching a petition to remind Rachel Reeves: the arts make our lives happier and our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them 🌱

www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/sp...

🧶👇

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Charlotte Loukes Art @loukesfineart.bsky.social · Apr 29

Starting the process of finding a visual language for buildings. Cathedrals, churches and abbeys call me to me with their hidden intricacy, dizzying angles and otherworldly function.
#cathedral #chichester #watercolour #architecture #art #artistsonFlashes #sussexliving #sussexartist #artforsale

Chichester cathedral watercolour painting by Charlotte Loukes

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Charlotte Loukes Art @loukesfineart.bsky.social · Apr 28

I’m looking for exhibition space in or around Petworth. Let me know if you have space or know of anything. #petworth #fittleworth #pulborough #midhurst #exhibitionspace #artcollector #artforsale #painter #localart #sussex #chichester #haslemere

South Downs footpath near Petworth watercolour painting by Charlotte Loukes

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Charlotte Loukes Art @loukesfineart.bsky.social · Apr 24

Study in green and blue
#chichester #cathedral #artist #painting #artonFlashes

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Charlotte Loukes Art @loukesfineart.bsky.social · Apr 24

How are they so perfect 😍

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Charlotte Loukes Art @loukesfineart.bsky.social · Apr 24

Small acrylic painting of the #SouthDowns West #Sussex
#artistsonBluesky #artistsonFlashes

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Charlotte Loukes Art @loukesfineart.bsky.social · Apr 15

Trying out TikTok #artistsonflashes #TikTok #landscape #painting #sussex #southdowns

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Charlotte Loukes Art @loukesfineart.bsky.social · Apr 11

You keep going.

Spring in every vein & pulse & sap.
Watercolour WIP.
#watercolour #artistsonflashes #spring #sussex #petworth #southdowns #walking #contemporaryart #hahnemühle #winsorandnewton

Watercolour by Charlotte Loukes. South Downs UK

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Charlotte Loukes Art @loukesfineart.bsky.social · Apr 8

Study for a landscape. I’ve realised I need to re-introduce canvas to my practice. I love this view - full of nature’s messy, beautiful plan
#duncton #sussex #southdowns #landscapeart #artistsonflashes #contemporaryart

Watercolour & pastel study of a West Sussex landscape view

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Charlotte Loukes Art @loukesfineart.bsky.social · Apr 5

Detail from an early Spring morning sketch. The light at this time of year is intoxicating, you can almost hear the new buds popping open. #artonflashes #artist #sketch

Sketch of a hillside in Sussex in blue and green tones

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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · Mar 28

Our land has likely been covered in trees since the last Ice Age

The ghosts of our ancestors existence, living in and relying on it for food and shelter, are everywhere

Ancient Woodland is sacred earth

Ancient Woodland is more England than anything

Our woodland with our trees long shadows stretching out from the setting sun

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Charlotte Loukes Art @loukesfineart.bsky.social · Mar 24

The way ahead can be exciting or terrifying. As Spring starts to pop up hopefully shoots I wish for 🕊️

#artonFlashes #woodland #wayahead #hopenothate #peacenow #ceasefirenow #landscapeart #sussex #petworth

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Charlotte Loukes Art @loukesfineart.bsky.social · Mar 20

The way between
Navigating through, two sides, taking the safe path. Things that are spinning round my head.
#fineart #womeninart #division

Painting of a path between fields in West Sussex

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Charlotte Loukes Art @loukesfineart.bsky.social · Mar 16

That’s so kind, thank you ☺️