Against the odds

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Excellent painting Sophie and beautifully done.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Fri 03 Feb 18:06:52

An interesting selection of textures, Sophie. Lovely work.

Posted by Anonymous User on Fri 03 Feb 18:11:09

Superb painting Sophie. You’ve certainly got the textures of the wood and the rusty metal links.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Fri 03 Feb 19:55:01

Lovely detailed picture 😊

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Fri 03 Feb 20:23:36

Masterly painted, Sophie. I like this very much!

Posted by Detlev Bucks on Fri 03 Feb 23:26:57

No-one does it better Sophie, you are a master of different textures

Posted by Heather Love on Sat 04 Feb 08:00:17

Superb Sophie. Impressive attention to detail

Posted by Martin S Taylor on Sat 04 Feb 09:18:20

Great painting

Posted by Petra Palmeri on Sat 04 Feb 10:09:26

Fabulous

Posted by Richard Cox on Sat 04 Feb 13:01:15

Spot on regarding the rust and the teal. Works beautifully.

Posted by Alix Baker on Mon 06 Feb 15:08:15

Lovely textures and colours.

Posted by Emma Price on Mon 06 Feb 21:07:37

Super work in terms of capturing a range of textures. Can feel the rust rubbing off onto my fingers.

Posted by Brian Ward on Tue 07 Feb 11:17:23

Beautiful rust. Love the colour combination and that shadow of the chain.

Posted by Sarah Stanley on Tue 07 Feb 22:40:26

Great painting and shadows, Sophie.

Posted by Coral Pastor Caparrós on Wed 08 Feb 10:49:33

great detail

Posted by Janet Jackson on Wed 08 Feb 19:00:57

I love this as a subject and love the textures you’ve described.

Posted by Diana Boanas SWA on Thu 09 Feb 14:02:25

Beautiful work, the chain, with its variety of colours is outstanding

Posted by Jennifer Leslie on Fri 10 Feb 02:10:23

I like the idea of taking a small section of the chain and working the detail. Really effective Sophie.

Posted by Marie Stephenson on Mon 27 Feb 14:24:59

Hang on Studio Wall

03/02/2023

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I was drawn to the Teal paint on the wood contrasting against the russets of the chain. Watercolour 40cm x 40cm

About the Artist

sophie penstone

I live and paint from my studio in Cornwall. I am largely self taught in watercolours and have been painting with them for 20 years. I am inspired many different things around me in the landscape but primarily trees, flowers and long shadows. At the moment I am also exploring the beauty of decay,…

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