tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15816172183204963542024-02-20T04:53:05.020+00:00Sophie PloegThe Art-ventures of Sophie Ploeg<p>
2011-2015</p><p>
For more recent Work visit Sophie's Website</p><p>
©Sophie Ploeg</p>Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10305269093118541197noreply@blogger.comBlogger263125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581617218320496354.post-50163618858979354242015-01-30T03:29:00.005+00:002022-12-31T18:10:25.107+00:00Blog moved to website<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirU1NVTMFzWn1GvcjoM4bcekcCv7ZdqO9TcvAF007WKUMTaPbPlsom5vsBX6Nyj5GSpM3xKstZT3lOSWDx-6DAYO2J5mkl7XSHKkOXaZARbr_9_w3iv-xR1Oci3Iuy6q3p8KRQAKYJhoJJcyFTbEKQ5HDBrBRRtVKvD0_D8M89HdWCQhtnoYv2zizz/s756/100_1502.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="756" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirU1NVTMFzWn1GvcjoM4bcekcCv7ZdqO9TcvAF007WKUMTaPbPlsom5vsBX6Nyj5GSpM3xKstZT3lOSWDx-6DAYO2J5mkl7XSHKkOXaZARbr_9_w3iv-xR1Oci3Iuy6q3p8KRQAKYJhoJJcyFTbEKQ5HDBrBRRtVKvD0_D8M89HdWCQhtnoYv2zizz/s320/100_1502.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Please visit my blog on my website<br />
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Thank you!Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10305269093118541197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581617218320496354.post-34927325768129926122015-01-24T08:50:00.003+00:002015-01-26T11:11:53.550+00:00Talk<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: 'Open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">On Friday 27 March I’ll be doing a lunch time talk at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery about my project </span><em style="color: #515151; font-family: 'Open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; position: relative;">The Lace Trail</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: 'Open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">. The talk is about an hour, free, and I hope to see you there!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #515151; font-family: 'Open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><em style="position: relative;">Dutch artist, art historian and BP Travel Award winner Sophie Ploeg takes you into the lavish world of early 17th century Dutch and English portraiture. These portraits and the development of lace and ruffs as a fashion accessory has inspired her to create a series of new paintings which are currently on display within the BP Portrait Award 2014 exhibition. Within this talk she will discuss early 17th century portraiture, the development of 17th century lace and how she got inspired to create the costumes for her paintings. She will share studio images of the works in progress and explain her working method.</em></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #a1a1a1; font-family: 'Open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">(If you cannot make this talk there will be another one in Thornbury, South Gloucestershire on 23 April)</span>Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10305269093118541197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581617218320496354.post-78581155949364228742015-01-13T19:24:00.002+00:002015-01-13T21:53:23.432+00:00Pastel Society<br />
Pleased to announce that my painting ‘Two Cushions’ has been selected to be exhibited in the Pastel Society’s annual exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London.<br />
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<i>(can I hint at an exciting exhibition coming up in...Manchester! Stay tuned...)</i></div>
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Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10305269093118541197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581617218320496354.post-92132854431086803882015-01-08T10:59:00.000+00:002015-01-08T11:00:42.798+00:00WorkshopsMy workshops are filling up but if you are interested in joining me for a day of drawing portraits do have a look on my <a href="http://www.sophieploeg.com/workshops.html" target="_blank">Workshop page on my website</a> where you can also sign up.<br />
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On the 22 January I will dive into the nitty gritty of how to draw a face, which can be so difficult sometimes. We will explore a few techniques and just dive in with some basic drawing materials. We will try and think about proportion, shading, mark making, line and shapes, values and much more. Drawing portraits is the underlying basis for all portrait painting, whether you prefer oils, pastels or watercolour and so it will help in whichever medium you prefer to work.<br />
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On 29 January we will attack colour! Pastels are a great medium if you like to work with colour as it is direct and instant. It will not change over time and you do not need to wait for it to dry. You can mix, blend, layer and scumble just like with any other paint medium. We will touch upon a few portrait drawing topics but go less deep than in the first workshop and instead point our attention to working with colour, value, mixing, light temperature and much more.<br />
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For both workshops we will work from photographs. All materials will be provided. Workshops are small and informal (max 6 students) but packed full of info and practice.<br />
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<br />Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10305269093118541197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581617218320496354.post-29898105323139280572015-01-08T10:26:00.000+00:002015-01-08T10:29:55.125+00:002015 Exhibitions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy 2015!! I love looking ahead so I have been looking at any great exhibitions coming up. Not the ones with my work in it - necessarily - but the big ones at the major public galleries. Lots of newspapers do this but just like everybody else I never agree with their selection! In 2014 there were some real blockbuster exhibitions. I don’t always get to go because of time restraints (I have a young family so sometimes Rembrandt has to make way for Paddington Bear) but I really enjoyed the ‘Wedding Dresses’ exhibition at the V&A last year, as well as the major Veronese exhibition at the National Gallery. Of course the BP Portrait Award 2014 was a big one for me personally. I really wanted to see the Rembrandt exhibition but I simply ran out of time and had to skip it. I am no big exhibition-goer, but I am a wannabe.<br />
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In no particular order I hope to see at least some of these promising exhibitions in 2015. Which ones would you recommend and have I missed?<br />
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<a href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/exhibitions/exhibition-alexander-mcqueen-savage-beauty/" target="_blank">Alexander McQueen. Savage Beauty</a></div>
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14 March - 19 July 2015</div>
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V&A Museum, London</div>
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13 November 2015 - 14 February 2016</div>
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Queen’s Gallery, London </div>
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18 June - 20 September 2015</div>
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National Portrait Gallery, London</div>
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Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10305269093118541197noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581617218320496354.post-12253003061942241832015-01-04T10:40:00.000+00:002015-01-04T10:45:52.723+00:00...2015 is Here!<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>A new year, new plans, cleaning up, sorting out...</i></div>
As soon as the new year starts I usually get the bug and can’t wait to throw out the Christmas decorations, tidy up and go for minimalist instead of cozy and full. I have been researching a new easel for a long time now and although not totally decided or ordered I wanted to make more space in my small studio. So out with the big (-ish) old desk and in with a new smaller one! A few shelves and a new desk chair (still to be covered with some nice fabric) and some re-organising later I am very happy with a new, more organised, space saving corner in my studio. <span style="text-align: center;">I used </span><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/artnlace/studio-dreams/" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a><span style="text-align: center;"> for some interior design ideas...</span> There is more space to set up models and still lives, more space to hold Open Studios and most importantly there is space for the longed for big easel. But that is another story.<br />
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The New Year was off to a good start by a post by the Making a Mark Blog about the <a href="http://makingamark.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/ten-facebook-pages-about-art-in-2014.html" target="_blank">10 best Art Facebook pages</a>....which included mine! Wow, thank you Making a Mark. </div>
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<br />Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10305269093118541197noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581617218320496354.post-17598928215679297042014-12-22T01:28:00.000+00:002014-12-22T01:28:46.242+00:00Merry Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For your interest and support<br />
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Merry Christmas<br />
and a Happy New Year!<br />
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(lots of exciting things in store for 2015!)Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10305269093118541197noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581617218320496354.post-44598028120527897982014-12-15T17:49:00.003+00:002014-12-15T21:15:44.463+00:00Art Exposure Happy HourJust thought I’d let you know that Art Exposure Gallery in Glasgow is having a ‘Happy Hour’:<br />
Thursday 18 December, 5-8pm there will be Christmas cocktails, mince pies and 10% off everything (including my paintings there)!<br />
Perhaps worth popping in.....<br />
See also their <a href="http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=de18da307089b74cfeadf395c&id=a83fc78044&e=08615dd654" target="_blank">newsletter</a><br />
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<br />Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10305269093118541197noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581617218320496354.post-6698268211603055282014-11-29T10:52:00.002+00:002015-08-14T18:13:55.265+01:00BP Portrait Award in ScotlandI have just come back from Edinburgh to attend the Private View of the BP Portrait Award 2014 at the <a href="https://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/on-now-coming-soon/bp-portrait-award-2014/" target="_blank">Scottish National Portrait Gallery</a>. The show looks absolutely amazing there, different, and I am really pleased with ‘my wall’. They managed to hang one extra painting compared to London, so now the painting ‘<a href="http://www.sophieploeg.com/the-long-wait.html" target="_blank">The Long Wait</a>’ has also made it onto the walls! From the ten <a href="http://www.sophieploeg.com/paintings.html" target="_blank">paintings</a> I created there are 8 on show in Edinburgh. I made it to the newspaper, this is from The Scotsman of Friday 28 November:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My paintings for the Travel Award and Robert Neil’s work on the far wall.</td></tr>
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Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10305269093118541197noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581617218320496354.post-17488905681685693572014-11-22T15:12:00.003+00:002014-11-24T01:45:26.099+00:00Christmas Show at Lime Tree GalleryToday is the start of the Christmas Exhibition at Lime Tree Gallery in Bristol. I popped in today to have a look.<br />
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<br />Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10305269093118541197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581617218320496354.post-32595831110032152002014-11-20T10:59:00.002+00:002014-11-20T10:59:50.411+00:00StudioIf you are interested in having a browse or seeing a particular painting ‘in the flesh’ you are more than welcome in my studio. Just contact me first to set a time and date.<br />
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<br />Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10305269093118541197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581617218320496354.post-35898910131420509882014-11-16T22:00:00.003+00:002014-11-16T22:11:19.707+00:00Portrait WorkshopsI have taken a big step and decided to offer workshops. This has been playing on my mind for many months and I have finally taken the decision to go for it. I hope you can join me or spread the word. Feel free to ask any and all questions.<br />
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For now I am planning on two workshops:<br />
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I will offer a one day, intensive portrait drawing workshop where I will delve into how to draw a face, what to look out for, what helpful methods to use and show you how to work with shape, proportion, values, lines, shading and mark making. We will work from photos. Materials are simple so as not to distract from the task of getting a face onto the paper. We will work mainly with graphite pencils and paper but pens, charcoal pencils and pastel pencils are welcome too. All materials will be included, and tea or coffee provided.<br />
22 January 2015<br />
10am - 4pm<br />
£65 pp.<br />
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Pastel Portraits<br />
The second workshop I will offer is Portraits in Pastel - a comprehensive and fully packed day of learning the possibilities of pastel painting. Not only do we explore the drawing of a portrait but we will talk and experiment with colour, chroma, edges, mark making, colour mixing and much more. We will work from photos. All materials, tea and coffee will be included.<br />
29 January 2015<br />
10am - 4pm<br />
£75 pp.<br />
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Workshops will be held at my kitchen table, the studio is in the next room where you are free to look and see whatever is on the easel. Workshops will be small and informal with a limit of 6 participants. Please look for more information on my workshop page on my website and do not hesitate to ask questions.<br />
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I hope to see you soon!<br />
More information here: <a href="http://www.sophieploeg.com/workshops.html">http://www.sophieploeg.com/workshops.html</a><br />
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<br />Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10305269093118541197noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581617218320496354.post-71077754699022830682014-11-14T22:01:00.002+00:002014-11-14T22:01:49.747+00:00Cool CommentI am sorry but I just had to show you this....<br />
This is a page from the guestbook of Sunderland Museum & Art Gallery, where the BP Portrait Award 2014 is currently showing.....<br />
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<br />Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10305269093118541197noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581617218320496354.post-7635718681606966172014-11-14T18:33:00.000+00:002014-11-14T22:02:42.748+00:00Lime Tree GalleryOpening 22 December<br />
<b>Christmas Show</b><br />
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Three paintings by me including this new one:<br />
Three Pearls<br />
Oil on linen<br />
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22 December 10am - 5pm</div>
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<br />Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10305269093118541197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581617218320496354.post-32686371881101049952014-11-12T09:18:00.001+00:002014-11-12T09:18:36.221+00:00Paper BagI just finished framing this one. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZttLDhzg5MbWPaK1CkLqzQCbMAo2P3xD1XRQTIOJxFrqNt1kmYKB9uEDByklhquBlUO05rWPLWVaI9t3-DvxAMzXfLHPEbVJ5uQbOjH2my-dLlwy2LSQvV_mFNIRi1a-3DNv4D9k8Dl4/s640/blogger-image--597308582.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZttLDhzg5MbWPaK1CkLqzQCbMAo2P3xD1XRQTIOJxFrqNt1kmYKB9uEDByklhquBlUO05rWPLWVaI9t3-DvxAMzXfLHPEbVJ5uQbOjH2my-dLlwy2LSQvV_mFNIRi1a-3DNv4D9k8Dl4/s640/blogger-image--597308582.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10305269093118541197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581617218320496354.post-15566921651691607892014-11-11T19:43:00.001+00:002014-11-11T19:48:21.537+00:00Opera<div style="text-align: center;">
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Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10305269093118541197noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581617218320496354.post-19699518464733090722014-11-08T11:12:00.001+00:002014-11-08T11:14:04.868+00:00Two CushionsThis pastel painting is finished. I am not sure about the title yet...bear with me. How about ‘Two Cushions’ for now.<br />
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This is 18x11”/ 46x28cm<br />
Pastel<br />
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Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10305269093118541197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581617218320496354.post-3517072287551072702014-11-04T04:34:00.000+00:002014-11-04T04:34:12.559+00:00Some FacesJust a few older portrait details I shared on my Facebook page....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A detail from a commissioned portrait (2012)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A detail from ‘The Pearl Necklace’, oil. BP Portrait Award 2014<br />Still on at Sunderland Museum until 16 November<br />Opens at the Scottisch National Portrait Gallery<br />on 29 November 2014.</td></tr>
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<br />Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10305269093118541197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581617218320496354.post-3084592829216011602014-11-03T11:03:00.001+00:002014-11-03T11:03:35.202+00:00Palette<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My palette today....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqH4gXaGg9banGHDO8TIePqe2umO_zNW3FIVIPEIU3KCpnreYGDETy_jSylIrtF_-6UC5uj0K1hcJwgSHf0lYju3rsJbj0_PdVLZvTEgF4NXMN82fbsk-NbVfZ0vtzv294LB9XqETZHQU/s640/blogger-image-1524676721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqH4gXaGg9banGHDO8TIePqe2umO_zNW3FIVIPEIU3KCpnreYGDETy_jSylIrtF_-6UC5uj0K1hcJwgSHf0lYju3rsJbj0_PdVLZvTEgF4NXMN82fbsk-NbVfZ0vtzv294LB9XqETZHQU/s640/blogger-image-1524676721.jpg"></a></div>Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10305269093118541197noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581617218320496354.post-80194645517471133922014-10-22T12:20:00.001+01:002014-10-22T12:20:11.171+01:00The Red BrideThe Red Bride<br />
Oil on aluminium<br />
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<br />Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10305269093118541197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581617218320496354.post-1798866433512927512014-10-13T15:50:00.001+01:002014-10-13T15:50:23.508+01:00Paper Bag Two pastel paintings I’ve been working on recently.<br />
Paper Bag and Lace, 24x30cm, pastel<br />
Paper Bag and Ribbons, 24x30cm pastel<br />
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<br />Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10305269093118541197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581617218320496354.post-89612969940622836772014-10-12T15:34:00.002+01:002015-08-14T17:08:28.516+01:00RWA 162 Open ExhibitionSome pictures of the Private View of the 162d Open Exhibition of the Royal West of England Academy of Art.<br />
The exhibition is open until 7 December 2014<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me in front of my painting ‘Trapped’ which was hung in the first main hall!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The wall with my picture on the bottom row</td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.sophieploeg.com/blog/rwa-162-open-exhibition" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration: none;">RWA 162d Open Exhibition 2014</a></div>
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<a href="http://sophieploeg.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/rwa-autumn-ehxibition.html" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration: none;">RWA 161st Open Exhibition 2013</a></div>
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<br />Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10305269093118541197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581617218320496354.post-70881430476575579282014-10-12T15:26:00.000+01:002014-10-12T15:26:02.888+01:00Secret LivesHere are some pictures of the Private View of ‘Secret Lives’ at Gallery Beaux Arts in Bath. The exhibition features three of my works and remains open until 8 November.<br />
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