Hello
Hello, I’m Charlie Jamieson - an abstract painter based in Bristol, UK.
My work is rooted in the everyday magic of being human: the way grief and joy sit side by side, how connection sustains us, and how the smallest moments - a swim at sunset, the light catching wildflowers, the comfort of a cup of tea - can feel huge when you pause long enough to notice them.
I am self-taught and began painting in 2022 after my mum had a stroke - and since her death it’s since become both a sanctuary and a way of celebrating life. Much of my practice is about holding onto what’s precious - turning fleeting moments into colour, texture, and marks.
My background in archaeology and anthropology often weaves its way into the work, too. I’m fascinated by how humans have been marking, scratching, and layering symbols for tens of thousands of years. You’ll often find echoes of ancient patterns - zigzags, crosses, and lines - surfacing in my paintings, alongside the shapes of landscapes that quietly hold our history.
I work intuitively, with no fixed plan when I begin. Layers of mixed media build up over time, scraped back and reworked until the painting starts to reveal what it wants to be. I know a piece is ready when a title arrives - often a single word or phrase that crystallises the emotions and thoughts I’ve been exploring through paint.
At their heart, my paintings are memory banks of joy, resilience, and hope. They’re my way of bottling what it feels like to be alive - both the ache of loss and the magic of the everyday.
