Nadette Charlet — Artist

Allihies · Beara Peninsula · West Cork, Ireland

Allihies · Beara Peninsula · West Cork, Ireland

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"I like to live in the now and to stay in tune with my intuition. New ideas often like to merge in my dreams, exactly during that small lapse of time between deep sleep and awakening…" — Nadette Charlet

News & Events

What's On

Series Debut

June 2026

New series launch: MomentEssence

My new collection of paintings, the evolution of work begun in 2024, "Rouge, Femme" which marked a decisive turning point in my life and career as an artist.

MomentEssence Series Debut

Exhibition

16-26 July

MomentEssence. Solo exhibition

Details to follow.

Cnoc Buí Gallery, Union Hall Co. Cork

Gallery Visit

July-August 2026

Gallery Summer Opening

Nadette welcomes visitors to the 8 Cows Pop-up Gallery & Shop in Allihies on the Beara Peninsula for July & August 2026. Come and see Nadette's art, plus new collection of textiles and jewellery from her travels.

8 Cows Pop-up Gallery Cloan, Allihies, Co. Cork

My Work

Featured Pieces

MomentEssence — No. 1

Acrylic and Gold Leaf on Canvas · 2026

MomentEssence — No. 2

Acrylic and Gold Leaf on Canvas · 2026

MomentEssence — No. 3

Acrylic and Gold Leaf on Canvas · 2026

MomentEssence — No. 4

Acrylic and Gold Leaf on Canvas · 2026

MomentEssence — No. 7

Acrylic and Gold Leaf on Canvas · 2026

About the Artist

From Belgium
to the edge
of Ireland

Nadette Charlet is a Belgian-born painter who has called the wild Beara Peninsula of West Cork home since 2005. A former illustrator and paper engineer, she once made pop-up books for Casterman and Moulinsart, the house behind Tintin. She now paints full-time, dividing her year between Ireland and winters spent traveling and immersing herself in the art and inspiration of the world.

Her work ranges from the landscapes and still lifes of West Cork to a freer, more intuitive language of people, moments and emotion... in watercolour, oil, acrylic and ink.

1958Born, Belgium

2005Moved to Beara

2019RHA, Dublin

Full biography Exhibitions & press

Blog

An Artist's Adventures

All posts

India 2025, Kerala Wonderful and mysterious Theyyam

January 2025

India 2025, Kerala Wonderful and mysterious Theyyam

The call of the drums, sacred rituals, and the colour red...

Rouge Femme

June 2024

Rouge Femme

Art exploration by Nadette Charlet at 8 COWS GALLERY, Allihies, Co. Cork, Ireland Summer 2024

Inspiring India… 16 January – 20 March 2023

January 2023

Inspiring India… 16 January – 20 March 2023

”In our veins flow Ink and Fire”