Hermione Carline is a London-based English multimedia artist and oil painter inspired by abstraction, architecture and the natural world. Hermione’s paintings are strong yet delicate and are imbued with an intriguing sense of ambiguity.
Hermione was born into a family of artists, many of whom are represented in public collections across the UK including Tate Britain. She studied Fine Art at Camberwell School of Art followed by an MA in Textile Design at the Royal College of Art. Hermione co-founded an international textile company, The Collection, where she sold her designs to leading fashion houses including Pierre Cardin, Christian Dior and Ralph Lauren. After working and travelling for 15 years with
The Collection, Hermione returned to painting in 2004; though her love of fabric, intricate paper cut stencils and design shines on through her work.
As a visiting lecturer at colleges including Brighton College of Art, Hermione was inspired to establish Art-Atelier in 1993, a teaching business that encourages adults and young people to nurture their creativity. Hermione’s classes are full to this day thanks to her original and individual style of teaching.
Hermione has won awards for her innovation and skill. Recent collaborations have included projects with the Mayo Clinic, Claridge’s Hotel and Visto Images. She has exhibited with Gallery Elena Shchukina in Mayfair, The Other Art Fair and the Affordable Art Fair with Mint Art Gallery. Her work can be found in private collections in the UK and overseas.
Mountain River paintings
‘Inspired by the limestone mountains rising out of the Li and Yulong rivers in the Southern China, in these paintings, I am aiming to capture the memory and feeling of the landscape.
Playing with shapes drawn from the natural world, and creating dreamlike scenes that capture the sensation of a journey moving through a landscape, within which there are echoes of many places. Recurring themes are light, shadow, translucence and opacity.
Oil onto birch plywood panels with sides brushed using an ombre technique so that the painting takes on a different mood as seen from each side.
