The Gallery at Windsor in Florida Mounts First Major Joint Exhibition of Artists Christopher Le Brun and Charlotte Verity

As a warm-up, a show at Lyndsey Ingram gallery places them side by side in London’s tony Mayfair. Following soon after the close of that show is a large exhibition, “Left Hand, Right Hand,” on view from January 27 to April 25, 2025, and organized by Hilary Weston, creative director of the Gallery at Windsor and cofounder of the residential community that hosts it. Since 2011, Weston’s distinguished exhibition lineup has featured artists such as Ed Ruscha, Peter Doig, and Christo and Jeanne-Claude.

Le Brun, a former president of the prestigious Royal Academy of Arts who was knighted in 2021, has made his mark on the international art scene with different styles, but particularly with his abstract paintings on canvas. Small Seasons, Summer, with its forest of energetic marks made in a range of warm pastel colors, is a typically evocative abstract piece in the Windsor show.

Verity, working in both watercolor and oil, takes a different approach—she paints directly from nature, often outside, plein air style, with her easel. Le Brun and Verity lived in London for 30 years, and their well-tended garden serves as the subject of many of Verity’s works in the Windsor show, including the luminous Anemones and Plumbago, two oils from 2021.

Although the paintings are recognizable and figural, Verity has a brushy style and frequently surrounds her subjects with copious blank space, inviting the audience to consider them at a conceptual distance. Two years ago, the couple moved to Somerset—to a farm within walking distance of the Hauser & Wirth gallery branch there—and Verity has noticed its impact on her output. “I already find my motifs changing,” she says.

The stark contrast in artistic approaches may help explain why the pair complement each other in both art and life. “I’ve always felt that Charlotte pays attention to what she sees, and I make everything up,” says Le Brun. “In a way, I notice nothing and imagine everything.”

According to Verity, the chance to finally show together at Windsor—albeit in separate rooms—is “extremely enjoyable.” She adds, “We’re submerged in two slightly different art worlds that are beginning to converge.”

To hear them tell it, having two artists under one roof is a delicate dance of support and respectful distance. “People often think that artist couples are in and out of each other’s studios all day, but that’s not the case at all,” says Le Brun. “We save up those visits to the studio.” When they do happen, he adds, “they are quite precious. To have an honest voice about your work is so valuable.”

Best of all, “Left Hand, Right Hand” offers the chance to gain new understanding for both of them, something that can happen for lifelong artists as easily as it can for those just starting out. As Le Brun puts it, “I think we’ll learn something about our own work from this show.”

A version of this article first appeared in print in our 2024 Winter Issue under the headline “Double Vision.” Subscribe to the magazine.