WHIMSY

A watercolor painting of a glass dome covering a pile of eyeballs with a rat on top, hanging on a white textured wall above a wooden sideboard. The sideboard has a human skull, a couple of books, a small black dish with a candlestick, and a pair of glasses.

BY WHITTALL

ARTIST STATEMENT

Sophie creates art that is weird, wonderful and unexpected. Inspired by circus magic, mythology, Victorian curiosities and surreal storytelling, her work blends fantasy with nostalgia. Using a range of mediums, she transforms the familiar into enchanted forms.

A painted nude female figure with a black balloon as a head and a black string wrapping around her body against a red background.
An anthropomorphic bunny dressed in a gray, high-collared coat with a ruffled collar.
A painting of a goldfish in a round glass fishbowl on a black stand, set against a dark background, with white and orange accents on the fish and the stand.
A detailed black and white drawing of a sinister clown with a wide, exaggerated smile, curly hair, and wearing a jester hat and ruffled collar.
Hand-painted portrait of a woman with red hair and a fox, with a clock in the background. The artwork is surrounded by paintbrushes, dried flowers, and small jars of paint on a dark wooden surface.

“As a child, the feeling of awe and wonder from circus magic and storybooks stayed with me.

Now, I bring that feeling to life through my art."

Sophie Whittall • Visual Artist

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Let's create together