Charlotte Tarantola (or “Glitter,” as everyone calls her) has the unique DNA of a disco ball, and sparkles, quite literally, in both spirit and eyeliner.

Early studies in costuming, sculpture, lithography, textile & surface design, and fine art prepared her for school in the Big Apple. Even earlier, Charlotte enjoyed finger painting, and occasionally still can’t help herself. She was introduced to The Fashion Institute of Technology by drag queens, and graduated with honors and an intimate knowledge of style.

Several sales of current studio and Plein air works to avid collectors inspire her to continue studying and creating. The new project in the works is a May 2024 solo show at the Culver Hotel in Culver City, California. The show coincides with the hotel's 100th birthday celebration for which Tarantola will create an original painting of the historical landmark and a limited edition of prints. Concurrently, Tarantola enjoys painting commissions based in realism to memorialize animals, faces and places. Years of global business and leisure travel provided Charlotte with an insatiable appreciation for the weird and wonderful. There’s no food she won’t try, and likes to live life high/low. She’s as happy camping in the dirt as she is in five-star hotels. She enjoys time at home with her five cats and husband, riding a bicycle across Australia, or her horse Gloria around King Gillette Ranch. Charlotte’s most-cherished characteristic is the ability to find the fun in everything, including LA traffic and beautifying where she can by picking up trash.