Polished Silence by Charlotte Turner
Charlotte Turner is a Devon-based artist whose contemplative practice responds intuitively to coastal landscapes.
Drawn to the quiet ritual of beachcombing, she collects weathered pebbles and shoreline fragments—objects shaped by time and tide. These forms inform her work both materially and conceptually, exploring presence, erosion and memory.
Using a restrained palette, Turner builds layered, luminous surfaces, sanding back between applications. Her paintings— some formed in a few layers, others in over thirty—evoke the polished texture of sea-worn stones.
Rooted in solitary, meditative rituals, her practice is a quiet act of devotion—an exploration of the space between land, sea and self.
Turner is a trustee of Brisons Veor Artists’ Residency and a member of the Newlyn Society of Artists. As a creativity coach with Beacon Psychology, she also explores the connection between art and mental wellbeing.
