Charles Sutton studied at the Wimbledon School of Art. In 1979 Charles gave up his career as a successful illustrator, his teaching at St Martins School of Art and all other commitments to concentrate on his painting. His skills initially led him towards a completely figurative style and he exhibited regularly in London and the south east of England.
Sutton became more fascinated by a sense of three-dimensional space and his work moved towards a constructive abstraction. Never was he to return to pure figuratism - and his love affair with Cornwall and the influence of such artists as De Stael and the St Ives School would bring a new energy and a dramatic palette to his poetic land and seascapes. Even his figure studies of Cornish miners have abstract overtones. These works encompass his Cornish period and shows the fulfilment of his career.
He was a frequent exhibitor at the Royal Academy and his works are in several public collections.
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