Charles Hardaker (1934-2025) was an exceptional artist of International standing. He trained in the West Midlands at Birmingham College of Art and Crafts and the Royal College of Art. He spent most of his working life as an artist living and working in London.
He was a member of the New English Art Club (NEAC) from 1969 and also a member of the Royal Society of British Artists (RBA). He took his membership of both very seriously and was dedicated to providing paintings for them each year.
Charles Hardaker contemporary paintings are in many important art collections. These include: the permanent collections of The Tate Art Gallery; the Guildhall of London, the GLC; the Institute of Civil Engineers; The National Library of Wales; and numerous private British art collections and overseas including USA, Canada, Japan and Greece.
Charles Hardaker contemporary paintings typically feature landscapes, still life, portraits and philosophical/ scriptural subjects. More recently Hardaker has been fascinated by the effect of light, shade and colour in a series of internal architectural paintings of his beloved art studio.
Major art commissions undertaken by Charles Hardaker include paintings of: the BP Oil Terminal Sullom Voe; the Kielder Reservoir for Northumbria Water; murals for the Howard Hotel, London; the building of the Channel Tunnel for Eurotunnel; two cycles of paintings based on Seven Days of Genesis (7 works) and The Gospel of Thomas (11 works) for Townley Hall, Ireland; also numerous portraits. He has also been engaged in painting murals, at a country house Oxfordshire.
Charles Hardaker had several solo art exhibitions in the USA and at British Art galleries and was been the recipient of many art awards. This included winning the coveted di Laszlo art medal in 2005 at the Royal Society of British Artists. Hardaker had also been a finalist three times in the prestigious Hunting British Art prizes.
Red Rag Gallery in Stow (Cotwolds) became his main commercial art gallery with paintings on exhibition continuously for over 20 years.
Red Rag Gallery is one of the leading UK art galleries for British Art with a great selection of Sculptures for home and garden.
All contemporary and traditional sculpture art from Red Rag is sourced from living British Sculptor Artists. The sculpture gallery aims to offer both interesting and collectible sculptures from the best of today's British sculptors.
The art gallery includes British sculpture from sculptors with International reputations plus contemporary sculpture art from emerging sculptor artists.
Red Rag has a growing selection of home and office sculpture. This includes traditional small bronze figures and more contemporary bronzes. Sculpture subjects vary enormously from sculptures of hares, horses and ballet dancers to abstract sculptures. All sculptures from Red Rag are sourced from the studio of each sculptor artist.
Sculptures available at Red Rag are created from a variety of materials. Precious metals include bronzes and silver. There are also bronze resin sculptures always available. As well as bronze sculpture the gallery includes the art works of sculptors who use glass, stoneware and wood for their sculptures.
For those who want a specific sculpture for their home or the office Red Rag are also able to offer a commissioning service from a number of the gallery sculptors.
To view the sculpture art selection for each sculptor artist click on the sculpture image.
