About the Artist

About Charmaine

Charmaine Boyle (b.1976) is a self-taught contemporary artist whose work explores the emotional language of flowers and our enduring connection to the natural world. Born in Zimbabwe and raised on a farm beside a wildlife reserve in South Africa, Charmaine’s early immersion in nature has profoundly shaped her artistic vision.

Working from her studio near Glasgow, Scotland, she creates large scale oil paintings that balance controlled technique with intuitive fluidity, using brushes, palette knives, sponges and ink rollers to capture light, texture and atmosphere. Her practice focuses on themes of tenderness, memory and stillness, inviting quiet reflection and emotional resonance.

Charmaine’s current work employs a sophisticated palette, blending neutral soft tones with bursts of vibrant colour, and celebrates the subtle interplay of light and shadow on delicate forms. Through her paintings, she offers viewers a gentle pause, a moment to reconnect with nature’s timeless beauty.

Her work has been exhibited across the UK, including London and the Mall Galleries, and she has received recognition as a finalist in the 2024 David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation Artist of the Year. She has won the Talent Prize in an international juried competition and has been featured on the cover of Artmag (Edinburgh, April 2026 & Sep 2024), The Herald online (April 2026), Scottish Field Magazine (April 2026) and in Artists Closeup Magazine (issue 24).

EXHIBITIONS

  • 2026 - THE GLASGOW GALLERY - STONE AND BLOOM EXHIBITION - 11 April - 9 May

  • 2026 - THE TORRANCE GALLERY, EDINBURGH

  • 2025 - THE TORRANCE GALLERY, EDINBURGH - WINTER EXHIBITION

  • 2025 - THE GLASGOW GALLERY - SPRING EXHIBITION

  • 2025 - TERAVARNA ‘9th FLOWER INTERNATIONAL JURIED ART COMPETITION - HONOURABLE MENTION AWARD

  • 2024 - TERAVARNA ‘3rd NATURE’ INTERNATIONAL JURIED ART COMPETITION - HONOURABLE MENTION AWARD

  • 2024 - BIG ART SHOW 2024 Exhibition, The Art Department, Paisley, Scotland

  • 2024 - DAVID SHEPHERD WILDLIFE FOUNDATION Mall Galleries, London (FINALIST)

  • 2024 - DAVID SHEPHERD WILDLIFE FOUNDATION - Mini Masters 24

  • 2024 - TERAVARNA ‘8th COLOR’ INTERNATIONAL JURIED ART COMPETITION - TALENT PRIZE WINNER

  • 2024 - TERAVARNA ‘8th COLOR’ INTERNATIONAL JURIED ART COMPETITION - HONOURABLE MENTION AWARD

  • 2024 - BTA ART PRIZE 2024 - (BEHIND THE ARTIST) BTA Art Prize Virtual Gallery (LONGLISTED)

  • 2024 - MAYNE GALLERY Postcard Art with Purpose (Devon Environment Foundation)

  • 2023 - ASSOCIATION OF ANIMAL ARTISTS Autumn Exhibition, Richmond, North Yorkshire

  • 2023 - MAYNE GALLERY Postcard Art with Purpose (Devon Environment Foundation)

  • 2023 - ASSOCIATION OF ANIMAL ARTISTS Postcard Auction (Big Cat Sanctuary)

  • 2023 - AFRICA WILDLIFE ART Invicta Wildlife Fund (Kalahari African Wild Dog Conservation Project)

  • 2022 - SOCIETY OF SCOTTISH ARTISTS SSA 130 Years Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh

  • 2022 - AFRICA WILDLIFE ART Invicta Wildlife Fund (Kalahari African Wild Dog Conservation Project)

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