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Portraits by Artist Sophie Huddlestone.

Sophie’s portrait painting style is abstract contemporary, fascinated by the patterns that form within the painting process, allowing the spontaneous application of the paint to create shapes and patterns, then refining areas of details in a more realistic way. Sophie is still on the long road of learning portraiture, the examples below were created in a variety of mediums including oil paints, watercolours mixed media.

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Celebrity Commissions

Above is an example of a portrait I was commissioned to create for celebrity Russell Osman. (He acted in the film Escape to Victory, Indian Super league football expert, TV Co-commentator, former footballer for England etc.). Created in oil paints on a 50” x 35” canvas. With all his achievements it was difficult to decide on a portrait theme and he was happy to give me complete creative freedom. I decided to combine the past and present by adding the Escape to Victory background and shirt from 38 years ago, but to paint him as he is today adding my signature abstract swirls. 

sky arts portrait artist of the year Sophie Huddlestone

I was thrilled when I spotted that my portrait of Rankin on T.V. it had been selected as one of the portraits to be displayed on the floating wall gallery of the Sky Arts Portrait Artist Of The Week television program, series one episode three with Robert Rinder.

sophie huddlestone portrait on sky arts tv 12.6.20

Even more surprised when both my oil portrait and pen sketch of Noel Fielding were displayed on T.V. in series one episode six (the Clare Balding episode) of the Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the week television program.

Highly Commended

OIL AND WATERCOLOUR - This self portrait won a highly commended award at the Ten2 Gallery Exhibition, Leicestershire, and also came 3rd on the peoples choice vote. The self portrait is called 'Irlen syndrome glasses, dyslexic thinking' and was displayed as part of the “My special Things” exhibition at The Ten2 Gallery in Leicestershire running from 29th April until 8th July 2023. Some of the watercolour paints were colour changing reflective (view the paintings page for examples) they were painted on to sections of the face to capture the way that my blue tinted irlen syndrome glasses change the lighting I see. My blue tinted glasses helps the transmission of information to my brain. Hopefully my favourite thing (glasses) will bring more awareness to help others with dyslexia type symptoms to go for testing, to see if they too could be helped with Irlen Syndrome glasses. Canvas size 16"x12"x1.5". By Sophie Huddlestone 2023

This self portrait above won a highly commended award at the Ten2 Gallery Exhibition, Leicestershire, and also came 3rd on the peoples choice vote. The self portrait is called ‘Irlen syndrome glasses, dyslexic thinking’ and was displayed as part of the “My special Things” exhibition at The Ten2 Gallery in Leicestershire. Some of the watercolour paints were colour changing reflective (view the paintings page for examples) they were painted on to sections of the face to capture the way that my blue tinted irlen syndrome glasses change the lighting I see. My blue tinted glasses helps the transmission of information to my brain. Hopefully my favourite thing (glasses) will bring more awareness to help others with dyslexia type symptoms to go for testing, to see if they too could be helped with Irlen Syndrome glasses. Canvas size 16″x12″x1.5″.

Google Arts & Culture

Hayley Bissett 40x40cm oils on canvas board

This oil portrait of ‘Hayley ICU nurse’ above was selected to be included in the permanent record of ‘Portraits for NHS Heroes’ which is an online exhibition by Google Arts & Culture with Paintings in Hospitals. This NHS portrait was created as part of wonderful initiative instigated by Tom Croft. It is of ICU nurse Hayley Bissett from Barton-Upon-Humber who was nominated by her sister Penny Wright to have a portrait painted by me. Hayley works long exhausting shifts, we communicated about the portrait via messages inbetween her night shifts. Even though her own father sadly passed away in May she has managed to put her own emotions to one side and continue to carry on with strength and warmth, continually caring for others. The painting is in oils on a canvas size 40x40cm.

Artist Sophie Huddlestone

Portrait Commission Details

Sophie works from a photograph but prefers a chat with the person first via text messaging, phone call or in person. To create your portrait it takes Sophie approximately one to six weeks of sketching ideas and painting. Regular updates of how the portrait is developing can be sent to the customer. Ideas can be incorporated from the customer.

Price

Oil Portrait paintings will take Sophie approximately 3 to 4 weeks to paint and a further 2 to 4 months of drying time before it can be posted to the customer. Watercolour Pet commissions are from £150 and take one to two weeks to create, but painting people takes a lot longer so the price of a person portrait is £350 for one head, £450 for two heads. Size approx 70cm or bigger, painted in oil paints.

Contact Sophie Huddlestone directly for commission portrait enquiries. Email: swirlysoph@gmail.com Phone or Text: 07932606867 or Facebook messenger: @SwirlySophArt

Time For Tea

portraits by Sophie Huddlestone

Above is one of my first portraits created on paper and painted in the mixed media of oil paints and watercolour paints, the portrait called ‘time for tea’. Read more about my painting techniques on the paintings page.

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contact Artist Sophie Huddlestone

Contact Sophie Huddlestone directly for commission portrait enquiries. Email: swirlysoph@gmail.com Phone or Text: 07932606867 or Facebook messenger: @SwirlySophArt

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