Sophie Ploeg

Art Exposure Gallery is putting on their Christmas Show and 4 of my paintings are included. Do go and see if you get the chance. ART EXPOSURE GALLERY   19 PARNIE STREET   GLASGOW   G1 5RJ   Tel: +(0141) 552 7779   Email: info@artexposuregallery.co.uk  http://www.artexposuregallery.co.uk  Tuesday - Saturday 12pm - 5pm  Or by prior arrangement White Dove, oil, 40x60cm Child of Time, oil, 40x30cm Silk & Lace, oil, 40x50cm Enveloped, oil, 60x40cm

I had these drawings framed in a nice grey hand painted frame.  Prices for these range from £375 to £650 Eurydice is sold

Here are some progress Pictures of my current (huge) painting. The painting will be 28x48" / 71x121cm. This is just a detail of the final painting. I've been sharing the progress of it on my facebook profile . It is not finished yet, but I thought it would be nice to share the progress in one go, since I am nearing the end and there are now long periods of drying time. I am using an antique tambour lace veil with appliqué floral motifs, probably from the late 19th century. The lace is simply painted as a tiny square pattern, interrupted here and there by a floral motif. The pattern is painted over a darker background so that the fabric is visible. I try to vary the tonal value of the pattern to indicated folds and shading, something I will enhance later (after it has dried) with adding glazing and scumbling and even repaint areas that need more punch. The whole painting will be revealed to visitors to my Open Studio Days in May (drop me a line if you are thinking of comi...

I am about to submit some paintings to open exhibitions so everything had to be framed and labelled, polished and dusted. Some of my frames come from Frinton , who makes the frames by hand, finished off to a very high standard. At other times I ask my local framer, Claire , to make a frame for me, which she always chooses and finishes perfectly. Fingers crossed now that these will get accepted into these open exhibitions! Small Blue, framed in black/gold frame. The painting itself is only 13x18cm Silk & Lace, framed in black/pewter. The painting is 40x50cm excl. frame,  55x65cm incl. frame.

New work: Lace & Silk, oil, 40x50cm Feel free to leave a comment below!

My red silk/black lace painting is progressing. Still plenty more work to do. It is a bit of a learning curve for me as this black lace is very dense and so I cannot paint the pattern of the threads very well. Other methods are required! Plenty more work to be done on all areas!

Currently on the easel; red silk and black lace....