While many artists are inspired by their surroundings, for artist and calligrapher Sophie Roberts her inspiration is literally on her doorstep
The garden’s patron is the actor Joanna Lumley who described the park as a “slice of paradise”
“I think my best ideas come from going for walks and being outside in the gardens,” she says. “If I’m ever feeling stuck creatively, I take the dog out for a walk. And we are so lucky living where we do – it is such an extraordinary place. I had been wanting to start painting the garden from the moment we moved here.
The work on display in the exhibition is a combination of large-scale paintings of plants and flowers, as well as vibrant still lifes of brightly coloured vases filled with cut flowers, set against boldly patterned fabrics, and more detailed botanical studies of foxgloves and magnolias.There are around 40 works in total, all of which are for sale and there is a range of styles and sizes.
It has only been over the past two years that Roberts has taken up painting in earnest, alongside her calligraphy and illustration.“I had been doing wedding and corporate work with my calligraphy and of course when lockdown happened during the pandemic in 2020 all that stopped. That is when I picked up my paint brushes again, which I hadn’t done since my school days when I studied A level Art.
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