Artist

Camilla Perkins

Camilla Perkins is an artist and illustrator who lives in Lewes, East Sussex. She has developed a very distinctive style of gestural and colourful mark-making which is also technically clever in its use of negative space. Her intricate landscapes are created from life or from her mind, without any under-sketching. Working in this way whilst using oil pastels is a high risk technique, as any unintentional mark is irreversible. This is a true testament to her skill as a draughtsman and unique artistic vision.

She graduated from The University of Westminster in 2012 and has since worked on commercial projects with clients such as Google, Coca Cola, and The Guardian as well as continuing to work on her fine art drawings, paintings, and prints.

Discover Echoes of Summer, an exhibition by Camilla Perkins.

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Camilla's Style

Camilla is interested in the colourful textiles and elaborate patterns seen internationally. Camilla works across both digital and hand-made formats, often drawing on her ipad to produce vibrant works that become prints - as seen in Pink Power Print.

 

She also more recently has started to work with pastel on paper, producing this series of fish and lobsters for Partnership Editions. 

“Growing up in various seaside towns I have always been drawn to imagery relating to the ocean. As a teenager I loved the hand painted signs depicting what you could have for lunch that day at the amazing cafe’s in Hastings, they seemed to be stuck in a different era and I couldn’t get enough! My recent work pays homage to those hand painted signs and old, scientific illustrations of sea life. Using vibrant oil pastels to create my own versions of my personal ideal catch of the day.” - Camilla Perkins

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The Christmas Collection

"I have created two brand new series of monoprints for this collection, I love the painterly textures and each print has slight variations which make them all unique! Both are inspired by memories of long summer days in the garden and relaxing in between the sand dunes at the beach.” - Camilla Perkins

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Jewelled Land

"This collection is an ode to those last long days of summer, gardens bursting with brightly coloured plants, and the feeling of following a secret path through the jewel toned flowers and down to the sea. I want the viewer to feel as though they can almost step into the paintings and be transported into the dream-like world." - Camilla Perkins, Jewelled Land

May Drop 2023

“At first I was feeling slightly apprehensive at the idea of painting live at Bonhams in front of a live audience, but it ended up being such a wonderful and liberating experience! I love how the scale of the paper allowed me to use large brushes and really free, loose strokes. I started by taking inspiration from the beautiful painting by Maurice Utrillo of the French countryside, and then expanded outwards using my signature bright colours and mark making. I really wanted this piece to feel as though the viewer has been transported into a surreal and whimsical landscape, it’s almost as though you could step into it!” - Camilla Perkins

Feb Drop 2023

"I wanted this collection to be a celebration of the long summer days that I am dreaming of over the winter months. I want to remember the feeling of the sun on my skin as I walk through an allotment bursting with life, or my favourite cliffside beach spots along the Sussex coastline." - Camilla Perkins, Days In The Sun

Drop 5 - Winter 2022

“I often think of my work as windows that transport the viewer back to a specific memory or feeling, whether that be a beautiful, clear, summer’s day by the sea or the scent of a vase of freshly cut flowers from the garden. I wanted this collection to be a celebration of the places and objects that bring me the most joy. Glasshouses bursting with brightly coloured flowers, memories of exploring gardens along the coastline as a child, and the catch of the day” - Camilla Perkins, Through the Leaves

Echoes of Summer - An Exhibition By Camilla Perkins

This summer, Lewes-based artist and illustrator Camilla Perkins will transform The Regency Townhouse, Hove, into a world of her own for her first solo show, Echoes of Summer. The show is an ode to the feelings of hope, excitement, and nostalgia that summer brings.

Camilla invites the viewer to “conjure the smell of freshly cut flowers from the garden, the feeling of running through the undergrowth as a child, the smell of hot earth - to step into a world where anything seems possible”. This immersive show will be set to the backdrop of the spectacular crumbling paint layers and historical flourishes that the Regency townhouse offers, with the view of the Brighton coastline and the smell of sea air.

Open Saturday 13th - Wednesday 17th August. The Regency Town House, 13 Brunswick Square, Hove, BN3 1EH.

Drop 2 - Summer 2022

“My latest series of floral still life drawings explore the beauty in natural forms, and vessels inspired by antique porcelain and glassware. By using striking colour combinations and opulent flowers, I hope to create images that can remind the viewer of distant memories of picking a bunch of poppies, delphiniums, and tulips from the garden. I have also continued my exploration of the British landscape with monoprints inspired by my favourite views from my studio shadowed by the South Downs, and a larger oil painting of the beautiful scene as you look over a secret garden on the South Devon coast.” - Camilla Perkins, Salt & Earth

Spring Limited Edition Prints 2022

“I often think of my work as windows that transport the viewer back to a specific memory or feeling, whether that be the scent of a vase of freshly cut flowers from the garden or a glasshouse bursting with brightly coloured plants. I wanted this series of prints made from two of my favourite pieces from last year to be a celebration of the places and objects that bring me the most joy.”- Camilla Perkins, Spring Prints

Drop 1 - New Year 2022

"There's something really special and magical about a tropical paradise contained within panels of intricate glass. I love how a whole, wild, natural world can be created often in the last place you would expect it." - Camilla Perkins, Glasshouse

Drop 6 - Winter 2021

“I often think of my work as windows that transport the viewer back to a specific memory or feeling, whether that be a beautiful, clear, summer’s day by the sea or the scent of a vase of freshly cut flowers from the garden. I wanted this collection to be a celebration of the places and objects that bring me the most joy. Glasshouses bursting with brightly coloured flowers, exploring the English coastline, and brightly coloured stools, hand-made by my husband and featuring my favourite motifs.” - Camilla Perkins, Memories of Summer

Summertime At Charleston - An Online Exhibition By Camilla Perkins

We are so pleased to present an online solo exhibition by artist and illustrator Camilla Perkins. ‘Summertime at Charleston’ is a new series of original pieces, including pastel artworks and painted stools inspired by Charleston, home of artists Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, and meeting place of the Bloomsbury Group. Camilla’s joyful and expressive collection draws inspiration from the surrounding landscape, gardens, and flora of Charleston.

Her work embodies its unique style and vibrancy through a range of brightly coloured oil palettes and imaginative compositions. She says - “I don’t know if anyone could visit the beautiful interiors and gardens at Charleston Farmhouse and not be utterly inspired.”

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