ABOUT THE ARTIST
Sophie Cole, is a contemporary, self-taught artist inspired by nature and the constantly evolving forms found within in it. The beautiful English countryside in the Surrey hills where she lives, offers a never-ending source of inspiration and her atmospheric paintings are closely connected to the rhythms and energy of the rural landscape.
From animals to human portraiture, landscapes to nature, Sophie offers a wide variety of natural subjects to depict in her work. Exploring her subjects using inks, acrylic, watercolour, pencil and charcoal, Sophie achieves an end that is a visual and emotional response to her subject, underpinned by a strong drawing practice.
She has been successfully producing and selling work for the last 15 years. After a busy career in London, she is now a full time artist happily working from her studio at home with her husband and two young daughters.
Like many before me, I’m an artist inspired by nature; landscape, animal, human or otherwise!
Regardless of the subject matter, I love the entire process; from the materials, the moments of inspiration, the intentional and decisive stroke on the canvas through to the happy impulsions which naturally bring a piece together.
I work from photos, sketches and memory. I then apply different mediums with brushes, blades, fingers or whatever is lying around, to build up and take away, until I have reached harmony in form, shade, colour and light.
Sometimes a piece is started and completed in a day, sometimes it takes months to get right. The process is rarely linear but all the more enjoyable for it.
