Charles’ career has embraced a variety of businesses, most recently garden design, but always there has been a deep seated passion for anything of an artistic nature. On being asked how he manages to be a successful artist he replies ‘I just go to as many exhibitions and art galleries as I can. In that way you learn consciously and subconsciously what to do - and perhaps more importantly you learn what not to do.’ This is also important, he feels, so that he does not become the devotee of one particular style, or artist: he likes to draw on the knowledge he has gained over the years from  a range of artists from Giotto to Rothko.