Sometimes I feel far away from you, 2024

This still life ‘Sometimes I feel far away from you’ features a collection of my pots and vases, with a flower I have picked from around my studio. These objects and plants appear in many of my works creating a sense of place and familiarity. I have used colour and loose and expressive lines to capture the impression of the objects and the spaces in between them. The work draws attention to the process of painting and that it is human, expressive, and imperfect. I am interested in creating a sense of immediacy and intimacy, inviting the viewer to connect with the work and the moment the paint was applied. The title of the work reflects what I was contemplating at the time of painting and anchor the work in my subjectivity. Often the process of painting allows one to contemplate many things including the people and relationships in our life. These thoughts and feelings get infused in the work, creating a more intimate lens.

Sophie Witter began painting as a way of engaging with and representing the objects and relationships in her life. Sophie is a self-taught artist who lives and works in Hobart, Tasmania with her partner and four children.

Sophie works predominantly with paint and uses colour and line as a starting point in her works. From there it is an intuitive process informed by the moment in time in which it is being created. Sophie’s works focus on a range of subjects that are drawn from her life ranging from still lifes, portraits and real and imagined landscapes. She is interested in drawing attention to the process of painting and that it is human, subjective and imperfect.

Sophie has exhibited with a range of galleries Including Despard Gallery and Penny Contemporary. In 2023 she was a finalist in the Henry Jones Art Prize, the Hawkesbury Art Prize and the National Emerging Art Prize.