Hommage to your Home

For many of us, our home is a place we find happiness, where families are raised and good times are shared with friends. Not everyone will necessarily think to have an image of the outside of their house displayed on the wall inside, but a portrait of your home can represent a lifetime of memories – both past, present or still yet to be made.

When asked to paint someone's house, I know I am being entrusted with a great task: to capture the character of their building: whether it is an elegant Georgian townhouse, a rustic farmhouse or something more modern or in between. The finished work of art will be unique and treasured for many years to come, and every home is worthy of a painting.

Now in my second year as a professional artist, I have mostly chosen subjects in and around our wonderful city, such as my painting of Bath Abbey - Reflections on Bath Abbey Square. One day last year I was stood painting at the Abbey when I met Mr Simon Beresford-Wylie, who asked me if I would paint his new home: Cleveland House in Bath. I was delighted to accept, and this would be one of the first of several commissions to paint homes and beautiful buildings for other people, alongside my other work.

Even before I start a painting, I give a great deal of thought and consideration to the composition, size and proportions, which I discuss with the owner. I prefer to paint first hand, not from a photograph. I spend many hours and days, thus with the benefit of the passage of time, observing the travel of the sun and the effects of the light and shadows, in order to capture a strong sense of the house and the street, which they call home.

In today's fast and increasingly digital world, the long tradition of painting remains popular with owners - a tangible and enduring legacy, en hommage to their home.

If you would like to discuss a commission with Charlie, please get in touch by sending an email to cmintyart@gmail.com www.cmintyart.com

Gallery Nine, 9B Margaret's Buildings, Bath, until 31 June

The exhibition features jewellery by Susie Hines and Zsuzsi Morrison, and a mixed print show including works by Phil Greenwood, Paul Cleden and Merlyn Chesterman.

Zsuzsi marks fine silver, 22ct gold and glass, through fire, to create modern relics. She uses traditional techniques of enamelling and is fascinated by blurring the boundaries between materials, styles, times and thinking, values and perceptions.

Working with diamonds, gemstones, gold and silver, Susie Hines’ work explores the surface through a range of experimental etching and other surface techniques using contrasting patination. galleryninebath.com

Bath Contemporary Artists’ Fair, Sunday 14 May, 10am–5pm Green Park Station, Green Park Road, Bath

The award-winning monthly Bath Contemporary Artists’ Fair (BCAF) is back on Sunday 14 May. Committed to bringing the best of contemporary art from the city and beyond to the heart of Bath, the fair has created a regular space where artists can network, share ideas, connect with the public, and where the public can connect with art. Visitors can browse the works of local artists and admire fine art, photography, sculpture, textiles, ceramics and much more, all under the vaulted glass roof of Green Park Station. For updates and exhibiting artists visit the website: bcaf.co.uk

Newbridge Arts Trail

Saturday20 –Sunday 21 May, Newbridge, Bath, 10.30am – 5pm

Gray M.C.A presents an outstanding exhibition of framed 20th-century Modernist textiles that brings together a collection of rare and limited-edition works by significant and renowned artists including Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth and Patrick Heron. In response to the collection, David Simon Contemporary has curated an exhibition of original artworks and multiples by many of these 20th-century masters, creating a fascinating survey exhibition, which explores the artists’ journeys from the easel and the translation into textile. Highlights include a significant and rare linocut by Pablo Picasso, Peintre Dessinant et Modéle Nu au Chapeau, created in 1965; and John Piper’s stunning screen print commissions for both Arthur Sanderson and David Whitehead.

Open Monday –Saturday (except Wednesday), 10am –5.30pm. davidsimoncontemporary.com

Snowy Owl by Elisabeth Frink, 1983, screen print on

Over the trail weekend, 29 artists in Newbridge will open their doors to the public. Now celebrating its 12th year, the trail provides an opportunity to meet artists, talk about their work and see original art from the local area. There’s an impressive range of media, including painting, printmaking, drawing, illustration, photography, jewellery, ceramics, felting, bookbinding, graphic and digital art. Much of the work is offered for sale at affordable prices. There are 14 venues and entry is free. A printed trail guide, with map showing locations, is available from local shops and Bath Library. newbridgeartstrail.org

Queens and Monsters: Paintings and Sculptures by Ray Wirick

13 May –13 June, Tues-Sat 10am–4pm Lansdown Stores, Lansdown Road, Bath BA1 5EE

Ray Wirick is an American-born artist now working from his Marshfield studio near Bath. Ray’s work has been exhibited and collected extensively in the US, Berlin, London and Hong Kong. His work deals primarily with the human form, both physical and allegorical. In his studio Ray investigates his relationship with worlds both real and imagined, sacred and profane. Often, the human form is dissected, deconstructed and manipulated while investigating its purpose. It is then re-assembled, specific to a new environment and telling a new story. raywirick.com

Charlie Minty: Oil paintings created in Bath

Charles Minty is Artist in Residence at Bath Rugby Club for 2023/2024. As well as rugby scenes Charlie paints scenes of the streets of Bath and the city’s architecture, and he accepts commissions. Visit Charlie’s online gallery to view his oil paintings. New work is always being added, all available to view and purchase. Contact Charlie at cmintyart@gmail.com cmintyart.com

Days Like These 1 May –3 June, DE LEÓN, Bath

An exhibition of new work by Nick Goss, France-Lise McGurn and Clare Woods

By appointment only, please contact: bridget.deleon@icloud.com | 07957 438402 bridgetdeleon.com

Bath Society of Artists 118th Annual Exhibition, until 24 June

Victoria Art Gallery, Bridge Street, Bath

This exhibition showcases the best of the region’s artistic talent through many different forms, including paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture. Whatever your taste, you are sure to find something among the 400 or so works on display to delight and intrigue. victoriagal.org.uk