Sophie Wykes
10 years ago, London-born Sophie Wykes returned to the UK from a 3 year jaunt in Bangkok and moved to Faversham (having only visited it once before). Perhaps one of her best decisions, it has proved an ideal town to raise two children and to rekindle her love of painting and drawing.
Having completed an Art Foundation at Middlesex University back in 1996, it did feel a bit like starting again from scratch, but over time a distinctive bright and playful style began to emerge. Since then Sophie has exhibited at the Horsebridge in Whitstable and Creek Creative, and taken part in the Artists Open Houses event in 2018.
Although principally a portrait artist, creating landscapes has allowed Sophie’s expertise in graphic design to inform her artistic style in this subject matter. Her works achieve balance through the careful composition of form and colour.