Sophie Charalambous, Artist
Trinity Green Almshouses, Mile End
You only have until this Saturday 3rd May to catch Sophie Charalambous’ new exhibition at Rebecca Hossack Gallery, Conway St, Fitzroy Sq, W1T 6BA. I was captivated by the soulful melancholy beauty of Sophie’s paintings from the moment I saw them, so Contributing Photographer Sarah Ainslie & I went over to visit her at her studio in London Fields where she has been working in an old garment factory for the past fifteen years. While her faithful hound who sneaks his way into many of the paintings dozed on the sofa, Sophie showed us her sketchbooks and I recognised a kindred spirit in Sophie’s love of the Thames – a romance nurtured by regular visits to the foreshore at Wapping and finding expression in magnificent moody paintings.
House by the Thames at Bankside
Drovers in London Fields
Sophie Charalambous
Life, Still, Winter
Pageant
Wapping Pierhead
On the Beach at Wapping Pierhead
Sketch for Wapping Pierhead, with raindrops
Warehouses in Wapping
Sketch for Trinity Green Almshouses, Whitechapel
Sophie Charalambous in her studio in London Fields
Paintings copyright © Sophie Charalambous
Photographs copyright © Sarah Ainslie
Beautiful work. I would be interested to see them in them in a fallert/studio.
Wow, the paintings are great, I really love her style of artwork! Will try and visit the Gallery before the show closes, thanks.
lovely work…lovely dog too
Sophie captures something ‘folktale’ in her painted characters & sets me to daydreaming about the scenes she has created – wonderful!
The paintings are lovely especially the attention to detail. Looked throuigh her home page and find all the work inspiring. Thank you.
Looks interesting ,I will try and get to
See this
I love these; they’re solid and tenacious, but dreamlike at the same time. They remind me a bit of Chagall, but they’re more ‘grounded’. Wish I could visit the gallery, but I’m on the wrong side of the ocean. So glad you shared them!
This is a new-to-me artist, and I so enjoy her work — and especially her chosen subject matter.
The painting of the tabletop “Pageant” was lovely, and (for me) very narrative. I imagine sitting in a room, experiencing the silent reverie of the tabletop objects, and inventing a mythic procession.
Each fragment and shape contribute to the festivity — every thing counts.
Very evocative. Unique. Interesting, and a great fit here.
Lovely work.