Sophie Rodionov

My work is about moments. I see our lives and our existence as endless layers of moments. My art is about these moments.

I believe that “space” is a subject that looks changes in relation to other objects around it. This is the reason for my extreme attention to composition in my art.

My art w...

My work is about moments. I see our lives and our existence as endless layers of moments. My art is about these moments.

I believe that “space” is a subject that looks changes in relation to other objects around it. This is the reason for my extreme attention to composition in my art.

My art works whimsical, often layered, with a lot of abstract spots and points of realistic details.

I paint with watercolors because watercolor is the best medium for representing a constantly changing structure of space.

The transparence of watercolor and the unique painting technique, where loose and abstract strokes are used, result in artwork that is capable of capturing a moment that is open for interpretation.

Through my art, I try to create moments that feel "familiar" to the viewer. Therefore, I have no favorite subjects. Everything inspires me to paint: every moment of life has its own beauty and deserves to be captured and to be shown. The only question is how? How to “create” this special moment on paper? How to make it smell like that moment, look like that moment and feel like that moment? These questions are the questions I ask myself during my art process and I always enjoy learning new ways of controlling color and new techniques and materials.

Space is endless and is made of countless moments and my art process is endless as well. I create every day and every moment. When I can’t paint or sketch, I paint in my mind. One moment leads to another. I just can’t stop painting.