"De Duinen"
Acrylic on Canvas
31x39in
Netherlands
Sophia Heeres was born in 1981 in Zuidlaren. Raised in Schipborg, in the middle of the River Valley the Drentsche Aa. She lived and worked in Groningen from 2002 to 2014, where she graduated in 2006 towards autonomous painting at the Art Academie Minerva.
Nowadays Sophia lives and works in Kraggenburg. After a process of experimenting with various styles and techniques Sophia has developed a unique style. Her paintings are characterized by powerful compositions, in which each part has its own color, which are lined in at the last minute. Through the use of lines the work is being abstracted. Light and dark are omitted in order to keep the simplicity of the theme. In her current work, colors are more and more mixed. During the painting process, Sophia is looking for a balance in her compositions, background and the use of color. Colors are brought together by emotion. By her color palette she creates her own reality in which recognition persists.