𖤓 Behind Chogg Art 𖤓
I’m Charlotte Hogg. I paint about hope. Hope that there is still beauty in this world. Hope that everything will work itself out. Hope that one day everyone will love more. I paint mostly sunsets, highlighting the beauty nature shares with us every evening.
The time of sunset is the time I reflect, on my life, the state of this world, how I treat people and how they treat me. Its peaceful where ever I am. The feeling of the colder air kissing my skin and the smell of fire or rain. This is why I choose to use this beauty as my muse. The suns colours alone give me hope.
Hope is all that really keeps going.
From a young age, I was told that becoming an artist was unrealistic, and for a while, I believed it. It wasn’t until my first trip to England and Europe, away from the noise and expectations of my everyday life, that I realised I cared more about chasing what I wanted than living the life I thought I was supposed to.
I followed that feeling home and then left again, moving to Rottnest Island for eight months. Being away gave me the space to figure out who I was without everyone else’s opinions in the background. From there I travelled up the West Coast to Exmouth, where I had my first exhibition and started taking my art seriously.
Eventually, Perth pulled me back. I studied for a year, thinking that if I followed the path everyone else seemed to be taking, I’d eventually feel like I was doing the right thing. I didn’t. I was chasing a fake life I was never going to enjoy. I learn to trust myself and go with only what I think is right.
Now I’m doing what I love, surrounded by people I love
