Naomi by Nana’s Chair
10 x 8 cm
Oil on cardboard
2025
 
Somehow, the intimacy of this tiny piece of cardboard and the care required to apply even the loosest of brush strokes revealed a strength to this pose that I couldn’t find in my larger early attempts.
 
Charlotte Houlihan is an expressive figurative painter whose work is defined by playful exploration of colour and lusciousness of paint. She is a mother to two children in a neurodivergent household where she juggles her roles as artist, tutor and primary carer. She was awarded the 24/25 NEAC Scholarship.