I’m delighted to be opening my studio for Oxfordshire Artweeks. Please come and see where I work and how I create my paintings.
I will be working on new pieces throughout the open studios event and there will be original work available for sale too.
My home studio is in a pretty garden and you’re welcome to take some time to relax amongst the flowers and have a chat and a cup of tea with me. My neighbour is the glass artist Pam Fyvie and her studio is open for Artweeks too. We’ll be open until late on Friday 10th May.
You can pop in at any of the following times:
Friday 10th May, 11am - 8pm
Saturday 11th May, 11am - 6pm
Sunday 12th May, 11am - 4pm
There's free on street parking and lots of bus stops nearby.
You can also email me on challyspokes[at]gmail.com if you want to arrange a visit outside of these times.
Hello! I’m Challoner Spokes and I’m a painter who enjoys working in oil and acrylic paint as well as oil pastels.
My work is representational but it’s not bound by reality. I’m interested in shape, line and colours. For me, light is important but mostly to show up contrasts. I enjoy the line that interrupts colours to define shape and objects. Inspired by nature and I enjoy referring to human relationships and stories in my compositions, often using objects in the place of people.
After graduating from University of Kent with a BA (Hons), I worked in London and Kent, and then I travelled across the UK as a professional management and communication trainer for corporate organisations. Over the past 10 years I have been delighted to have made art my profession and I enjoy teaching adult learners how to draw and paint in my weekly art class. My work is now in private collections in the US, UK, Holland and France.